I have been estranged from my brother for almost 2 years. Why you may ask? Becaue I will not cal my mother, call to see how she is, call to see if she needs anything. I just will not call her. She causes so much stress in my life and I just don't need it. Well, while my sister was here for four days. Mom called me and asked me why my brother would not come to my house. I talked to him and he told me why he refuses to talk to me or come to my home. I told him I had already planned to talk to her. She asked me point blank if she had done things before that had hurt me or said things that hurt me. I was finally honest after all these years and said, Yes, mom you have." To make very long story short. I went to my mom's by myself, with a list in hand of what she had done over the years. We talked about them as adults not a mother talking to her child. BUT ask two adults. We cried, laughed and even had hot chocolate afterwards. My brother, sister, mother and I had our first picture taken together since my dad died in 2002. I can honestly see that this is the beginning of a great friendship I never had with my mother. I am so excited to have this new beginning with her. I now know I can tell her to back off on things if I need to. So here are a few of the pictures that were taken that day.
Tammy (49), Michael (47), Me (41) & Mom (not gonna tell her age)
Tammy, Michael & Me
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