Discussions surrounding the story often focus on themes of "mommy issues," the difficulty of forgiveness, and the shifting power dynamics within a family as children become adults.
It was late afternoon. Sunlight angled through the living-room blinds in thin, warm slashes. The house smelled faintly of coffee and the lemon cleaner she always used. I had been angry for days—about something that started small and grew sharp—when she came into the room and closed the door behind her. the day my mother made an apology on all fours upd