My Mother Never Spoke of Her Childhood

When She Finally Shared Her Story with Me, It Forever Changed My Love for Her

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My mother was visiting us. She sat on the couch while I played on the floor with my two-year-old son, Josh. My mother said, “I could never do that.”

I wanted to be clear on what she meant, so I said to her, “Could never do what?” I assumed she…