Mommy Issues, Revisited

On this day two years ago, I published a personal essay detailing my fraught relationship with my mother and history of maternal abuse. At the time that essay was written, my relationship with my mother had been slowly and meticulously repaired over a period of time and effort and no small amount of graciousness on my part. Ultimately, I had decided that I wanted a mom more than I wanted reparations. And it helped that I did have good memories…