My hands went numb. The pruning shears slipped from my grip.
My own daughter—speaking about me like I was something rotten.
But nothing changed.
She started serving my meals separately, saying the kids were “grossed out” watching me eat. She told me not to sit on the living room couch because it “smelled old.” She kept the children away from me with flimsy excuses.
Then one morning in the kitchen, while I was making tea, she finally said what shattered me completely.
“Mom… I don’t know how else to say this. Your presence disgusts me. The way you breathe, eat, walk—I can’t stand it. Old people are just… disgusting.”
Something inside me broke, but my voice stayed calm.
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