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My mother’s laughter echoed at our family gathering as we sat around the table playing cards. Between the banter and the utensils scraping at plates, her favorite story always found its way back into the room. 

I sat wide-eyed, hanging on to every word as she declared, yet again, that I was the surprise baby she never wanted. 

Her mindset had started with a caregiving parenting toxic relationships trauma

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Author: Victoria Uwumarogie

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