After my mother abandoned me, my grandmother told me that regardless of her actions, I should always love my mother. Without her, I would not be alive. In my opinion, my mother was a promiscuous rebel. She did not raise me; my grandmother did. I was a good child by my grandmother’s standards because I usually did what I was told. As an adult, I still did not want to do anything wrong, because I learned pleasing people made me feel good and lovable. I wanted to be loved, but I did not want to be like my mother…
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