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Anon loves his mum (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Gullible@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@lemmy.ml
 

>my mom left school at 16 due to poverty
>never showed much interest in books, music etc
>retired last year
>has since been reading through all the books I left in boxes at home
>her enthusiasm for reading is so pure I feel bad for not enjoying reading that much these days
>she kept asking me if I was writing a book and said she could "never do that"
>picked up the hint and encouraged her to give it a go, without getting my hopes up
>tfw she sent me a story she wrote about two rabbits who become friends
>tfw it made me cry and feels more honest than anything I've written

How to cope with this feel bros?

I love my mum so much.

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[–] TvanBuuren@feddit.nl 15 points 1 year ago

Wonders never cease