Once I first learn Mark Jason Williams’s essay within the Fashionable Love submission inbox, I laughed, sighed and nodded.
His essay, “A Bet She Couldn’t Resist,” skillfully captures the well-intentioned however usually overbearing love that moms have for his or her kids.
His essay additionally captures the pressing want that kids need to be seen and accepted by their parental determine (even when these kids are effectively into their 40s).
Learn the way a $100 wager shifted Mr. Williams’s dynamic together with his mom for the higher.
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