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Letter To Mom
A Writing Prompt From My Therapist
Hey Mom,
Sorry, it took me so long to reach out; you said some hurtful things the last time we talked, and I didn’t think you wanted me as a daughter. Now, I understand a little more of what you were going through since I know you have bipolar disorder. Once I found out you had that diagnosis, things were making sense. Like why you acted the way you did, why you didn’t really have friends, and why your relationships didn’t last. I wish we had known sooner things between us would have probably been different. I’m writing because I realized I still have a lot of hurt. We didn’t have the best relationship.
It was complicated, and sometimes I questioned if you loved me because you would go months without talking or checking in. I wonder if it was because you knew that my dad was doing a great job of protecting me or because you were just having your life in Florida. Although we didn’t have the best relationship, we can try now. If you want to. I would love to have a mother/daughter relationship with you, call you, text you, and tell you about my day. Have a girls’ weekend or do a trip together. You know you were the only one who was excited when I told them I was pregnant with Lia. Your excitement made me cry and want to move to Miami and be with you because I was scared and felt alone.
