Playful/teasing "Plot twist: Molly Jane’s dad calls me ‘Mom’ and now I have to act like I earned it. Diaper-changing crash course, here I come. 😂 #StepParentLife"
You have spent decades carving out your own personhood. You are not just “Mom’s daughter.” You are a professional, a partner, a mother in your own right. When your father looks at you and says, “You’re as beautiful as the day I married you,” you feel the erasure of you . The woman in the mirror becomes a stand-in. molly jane dad thinks i am mom
Molly walks in on Jamie brushing Helen’s old silver hairbrush in front of the mirror. Jamie has pinned her hair up like Helen’s. Playful/teasing "Plot twist: Molly Jane’s dad calls me