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When Your Mother Sends You Books About A Terrible Mother And Somehow Makes It All About You

Now was her moment to send them off, like carrier pigeons, with their dual message of supplication and defiance: How much can you blame your parents? But, more importantly, how much can you forgive them? (NOTE: Spoilers ahead!) Among all the dizzying realizations that come to you after you’ve had a child is this one: […]

Dear Dana: I’m Pregnant With My First Child. Should I Reconnect With My Estranged Mother?

Dear Dana is a bi-weekly advice column for humans who engage in romantic relationships. Please send your dilemmas, issues, conundrums, assumptions, conflicts, anxieties, worriments, obstacles, complications, predicaments, queries, questions, and any other synonyms for “problems” to deardana@rolereboot.org. Dear Dana, This past Mother’s Day was rough for me because I really don’t get along with my mother […]