You’re turning into your mother. For the first time in a long time, maybe ever, I considered that a compliment. Once the source of my frustration and bitter disappointment—and, if I am being brutally honest, disdain—my mother was fast becoming my role model, someone I looked to for strength. Quitting drinking had made her strong in ways I never imagined that she could be. It gave her a sense of accomplishment that we all admired. She looked younger and healthier.
