My Mom Told Me to “Stop Being Dramatic” While I Was Bleeding on a Trauma Stretcher—Two Weeks Later, She Finally Saw Me

who knows she does.

Sometimes, when I’m tired, I hear my mother’s voice: You’ll regret this.

Maybe, in small ways, I do. There are no grandparents at school plays. No doting relatives at birthday parties.

But then I remember the price of those things. Remember my mother’s text: Stop being dramatic. You’re killing the vibe.

And I think: some vibes deserve continue reading …