[Xanthea]
I peered at the High lady.
“It’s ok if you don’t wish to,” she said. “The position of a mother varies in the lives of different people and as far as I have known you, you regard your mother quite highly. So, it’s completely fine if you don’t wish to call me mom. Not everyone deserves to be called a mother.”
Her grip tightened on her paint brush. The shadow of sadness drained in her eyes as she lowered them to the painting.
“You are a great mother… you love your kids so much…” I said.
She smiled faintly, then shook her head.
“Love?” she chuckled. “Parents often do awful things to their kids out of… love…” her eyes welled up. Her voice quavered as she continued. “Every woman can become a mother, but not all deserve to be called one. And I am one of them who doesn’t deserve th
