This is Where We Talk Things Out

by Caitlin Marceau

And while Sylvie had a bad habit of extending poison ivy disguised as olive branches, Miller had a worse habit of accepting them.

“It feels like you do.” “Okay, but how you feel doesn’t dictate the truth of the situation.”

quite honestly, I think it says a lot about someone if they can’t love another person unconditionally unless that person’s their offspring. It’s narcissistic.”

“You weren’t giving me motherly advice, you were trying to invalidate my choice not to have kids. And this isn’t the first time you’ve done this, either. I’m an adult, I know what I want, and I shouldn’t have to prove that to you for you to respect my choices.”

I think you think you were a great mom, but you were selfish and you were mean and you made everything about you. Why the fuck do you think I cut you out? For fun?”