Better — The Day My Mother Made An Apology On All Fours

But on that particular Sunday morning, something shifted. My mother came to my room, her eyes red from crying, and her voice shaking. She got down on her hands and knees, and began to crawl towards me. I was taken aback, unsure of what to make of this unusual display. She looked up at me, her eyes filled with tears, and said, "I'm sorry." Not just a simple "I'm sorry," but a deep, heartfelt apology, from a place of true contrition.

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But as I looked into her eyes, I saw something there that gave me pause. I saw a deep love, a deep desire to make things right between us. And in that moment, I knew that I had been just as wrong as she had. I had been so caught up in my own anger and hurt that I had forgotten the love that we shared. But on that particular Sunday morning, something shifted