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Petra's avatar

Beautiful. This line lingered in a deeply personal way. "Who chooses understanding before turning away."

Charlotte Coachman's avatar

What do I want to carry forward?

Beautiful and resounding words.

Libertarian's avatar

Wonderful tribute and portrait of the relationship of child maturing to adult and mother. It represents all the challenges of a mom and how they are experienced by a child, especially a loving daughter. Would make for a compelling foundation to a short story (hint hint). I have no doubt you inherited beautiful traits from your mother, physically, intellectually and spiritually.