Abandonment and the Power of Choice

My mom chose her new family over me so I (17M) made sure she learned what abandonment really

feels like. My mom chose her new family over me so I made sure she learned what

abandonment really feels like. My mom used to be my whole world. And for a long time,

I convinced myself I was hers too. But little by little, she pushed me out of her life.

She built a new family, a new home, a new version of motherhood — one

that didn’t seem to include me anymore. Graduation was when it finally hit me: I wasn’t a priority.

I wasn’t even a consideration. I was just… there. A background character in a house I thought

was mine. Years later, she invited me to dinner. For a moment,