When My Mom Told My Child to “Go Away” in Front of Everyone, I Said Five Words That Changed Everything

meeting weekly—sometimes with the girls, sometimes just the two of us. At first, we excavated old memories like archaeologists, examining them in the unflinching light of our new understanding. “Remember when you got that A in chemistry and Mom said, ‘Well, at least one of you inherited my brains’?” Rachel said one afternoon. “Remember when you won continue reading …