This is Where We Talk Things Out

by Caitlin Marceau

Miller wants to argue, but she isn’t sure if it’s because Sylvie’s request is unreasonable (it isn't) or if it’s because she’s used to pushing back against whatever her mother says (she is), so she bites her tongue

If she wants to make things work with Sylvie, and she really does, she knows she’ll need to swallow her pride and do everything she can to meet the woman halfway.

“I don’t hate you,” Miller says with an eye roll. “It feels like you do.” “Okay, but how you feel doesn’t dictate the truth of the situation.”

After all, it isn’t just Sylvie who has work to do. Miller has been telling herself that Sylvie needs to change, but maybe it's Miller who needs to learn to accept her mother for who she is.

Would he lie, like he always did when he’d try to make peace between them, and tell her that her mother just wanted what was best for her?