You manage everything.”

“Managing doesn’t mean I don’t need you.

And Vanessa’s pain doesn’t cancel mine.”

The fan clicked as it turned.

We drank our tea.

Then Mom asked a question that startled me: “What would support look like now?”

I told her I wanted to be invited to things without being told that attending was a duty.

I wanted her to take an interest in the workshop without explaining how I could improve it.