My Mother Had Me Arrested Until She Missed One Detail That Changed Everything

needed someone to make an example of,” Joanne said. “When you were children it was easier, because you were in the house. When you left, she lost the proximity. And then you built something she couldn’t get to, and that was intolerable to her.”

I pushed a piece of toast around my plate. “She could have just let it go.”

“She couldn’t,” Joanne said simply.continue reading …