she was doing it to manipulate others,
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to make sure we were tethered to her emotional whims.
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It was like beginning to understand that I had this life separate from my mother's.
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A life she couldn't fully control.
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But that realisation came with a price.
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The more I grew, the more I knew.
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To keep me dependent on her emotional highs and lows became apparent.
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I was living in a world where everything was just about appearances.
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Where it's about my mother's perfection of her home.
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My father's flashy cars.
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But the truth was far messier and darker than anyone can see.
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The house in Mount Pleasant.
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It was beautiful, but it was broken, and no amount of moonflowers or river views could hide that.
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