When I was ten, my mother told me I had to live with my grandma permanently because I didn’t fit into her new family. I felt abandoned and confused, but my grandma became my rock, loving and supporting me through everything.
Years later, after my grandma passed, my mother tried to reconnect, revealing she had hidden me from my younger brother Jason. Thanks to my grandma’s messages, Jason and I found each other and built a bond — despite our mother’s absence and secrets.
Though my mother kept reaching out, I chose to protect myself and leave her behind. I didn’t get the mother I deserved, but I was saved by my grandmother’s love and found family in my brother.
