It all started with a simple cleaning job. And now it might end with my blood being mopped off the cabin floor.
“Remember: I’m not your friend; I’m your mother,” she’d say whenever I asked her why we couldn’t do things like go to lunch together, like I saw my friends doing with their moms. “My job is to train you how to be ready for the world. When you’re an adult, we can be friends.” Eventually, I gave up on the idea of being close to Ruby, and just saved my feelings for my diary.”
― The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
― The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
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