She Told Her Mom, Who Abandoned Her When She Was 5 Years Old To Chase A Dream Of Being A Movie Star, That She Couldn’t Just Waltz Back Into Her Life And Expect Her To Be Happy About It
There are countless people around the globe who don’t have one or both of their parents in their lives for one reason or another. Some people have tragically lost a parent; meanwhile, others have strained or estranged relationships due to trauma or toxicity.
In this young 14-year-old woman’s case, she lost her mother as a young girl because her mom wanted to chase aspirations of being a Hollywood celeb.
For some context, when she was born, both of her parents were only 18 years old. At the time, her mom came from a very wealthy family; meanwhile, her dad’s family wasn’t nearly as well-off.
Her mom also had big dreams of becoming a “movie star” one day. So, when she was just 5 years old, her mom gave her up – allowing her dad and paternal grandparents to raise her.
“My mom thought me and my dad would be a liability. You know, having a child out of wedlock and a poor husband,” she recalled.
Over the years following, her maternal grandparents sometimes sent money to help fund her life while her dad and paternal grandparents raised her. But she never had a relationship with her mom.
So, when her mom recently visited both her and her father out of the blue, there was some drama.
Apparently, her mom showed up and started telling her father that she missed him – and he wasn’t interested in hearing it whatsoever.
“He rebuffed her, so [my mom] asked if I could help her win him back,” she revealed.
Andreshkova Nastya – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
Her mom believed that she would be able to convince her dad to give her one more chance. However, she stood her ground and refused to get involved. Then, when her mom started questioning her, she claimed that her mom couldn’t just “waltz” back into her life and expect her to just be happy about it.
Now, as soon as she said that, she realized how much her words had hurt her mom. Afterward, her mom also accused her of not understanding how hard it was to “stay away” for all these years. Her mom even claimed to be “dealing with an enormous amount of guilt.”
“And that I shouldn’t rub salt in her wound,” she vented.
So, while she felt justified telling her mom off at the time, she’s now not sure if she actually did the right thing.
How would you feel if your mom abandoned you when you were just 5 years old to become a movie star? Did her mom have a right to walk back into her life like nothing happened?
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