At 53, My Mom Finally Started Dating Again—When I Met the Man Making Her So Happy, I Waited Until He Left and Said, “Mom, You Need to Know Who He Really Is”
“You don’t have to be.”
That became important.
PART 38 — THERAPY
Mom started seeing a therapist.
Not because Julian had destroyed her.
Because fifty-three years of putting other people first had left her with questions she had never asked.
What did she want from love?
Why had Julian’s attention felt so powerful?
Why did she feel guilty for being angry?
Why did she think one failed relationship meant she had “missed her chance”?