She Was Embarrassed to Introduce Me to Her Fiancé’s Parents — But Their Reaction Left Her Stunned
People always say a mother’s love is the most selfless kind. I’ve lived long enough to know that’s true—because I spent my entire life loving my daughter Emily, even when she tried to hide me. Even when I wasn’t welcome in her world. When Emily was little, my marriage was already falling apart. Her father, Mark, would come home late smelling like another woman’s perfume, and he always looked at me like I was the reason for his unhappiness. He hated that I worked as a nurse. He’d say no decent wife should come home with blood on her shoes. He wanted me to quit my job, stay home, and be quiet. But I couldn’t stop being who I was. The day I told him I was leaving, he looked me in the eye and said, “You’ll regret this. I’ll take her away from you.” At the time, I didn’t believe he meant it. I packed a small bag, took Emily, and went to live with my mother. But not long after, court papers arrived. Mark had money, lawyers, and his mother, Helen—who had…
People always say a mother’s love is the most selfless kind. I’ve lived long enough to know that’s true—because I spent my entire life loving my daughter Emily, even when she tried to hide me. Even when I wasn’t welcome in her world. When Emily was little, my marriage was already falling apart. Her father, Mark, would come home late smelling like another woman’s perfume, and he always looked at me like I was the reason for his unhappiness. He hated that I worked as a nurse. He’d say no decent wife should come home with blood on her shoes. He wanted me to quit my job, stay home, and be quiet. But I couldn’t stop being who I was. The day I told him I was leaving, he looked me in the eye and said, “You’ll regret this. I’ll take her away from you.” At the time, I didn’t believe he meant it. I packed a small bag, took Emily, and went to live with my mother. But not long after, court papers arrived. Mark had money, lawyers, and his mother, Helen—who had…
