Ripping the Roots: Cutting Off My Mother, Planting New Ground

I made the hardest choice—I cut my mother off. I’ve been stuck in this cycle, aching for her support, especially now, with my kids leaving for the summer with their dad. I asked her to help this last week, but her response, demanding money and laughing it off, broke me. I’m done expecting her to be what she can’t. It’s a painful truth, but it’s mine. I see now how her roots grew into the tree of my failed marriage, my divorce, and the chaos I’ve lived through—doors slammed, holes in walls, kids outside the room hearing it all. I’m ripping those roots out, creating a blank space for me and my kids to plant something new. It’s just us now, in our apartment, our safe space, where no one’s anger controls us. I want my kids to see me happy, to feel safe, even in this unknown. I’m learning to see it as a canvas, not a dark room. I’m talking to you, but I’m talking to me too.

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