My Mother Abandoned 10-Year-Old Me to Raise Her ‘Perfect Son’ — but My Grandma Made Her Pay for It

At age 10, the author’s mother abandoned her to raise her “perfect son.” Her grandmother took her in and loved her, but the wound of rejection from her mother never healed. Years later, at her grandmother’s funeral, the author sees her mother again, who hasn’t shown any remorse. Soon after, the mother arrives at her door, asking for forgiveness, revealing that she erased the author’s existence from the family. Despite the pain, the author agrees to speak with her brother, who has just learned the truth.