No mother is ever, completely, a child's idea of what a mother should be, and I suppose it works the other way around as well. But despite everything… - Margaret Atwood

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No mother is ever, completely, a child's idea of what a mother should be, and I suppose it works the other way around as well. But despite everything, we didn't do badly by one another, we did as well as most. I wish she were here, so I could tell her I finally know this.