The Cost of Motherhood
Language: en
My mother became a viral sensation because of a "Before and After" pregnancy video. She captioned it: “You see my mess today, but you forget I used to be a girl...” She used that viral fame to guilt-trip me into a life of indentured servitude. At six years old, I was responsible for the laundry, the cooking, and the cleaning. She never flinched, even when my hands were blistered from hot grease. "I was a rising star news anchor," she’d remind me. "My career was destroyed because of you. Your physical pain is nothing compared to the death of my dreams." She would break me down, then…