A mother's silence...

hurts the most.

 

It's not the arguments.

Not the blame.

Not even the distance she can see coming.

 

She's strong enough for all of that.

 

But when the child she loved with everything

starts to slowly pull away...

 

When the texts don't come like they used to.

When the calls become rare.

When the warmth feels different...

 

That's when her heart breaks quietly.

 

She won't beg.

She won't make you feel guilty.

She'll just smile... and carry it silently.

 

And in the quiet of her prayers,

she wonders

"Was I not enough?"

 

But even then...

 

She still says your name.

She still worries about you.

She still loves you without limits,

without conditions.

 

Because a mother's love doesn't fade...

even when her heart is hurting.

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