Your latest comic really resonated with me. "Be patient with your mother" is something I heard a lot, too. I tried giving her grace. You know what it got me? 10 years of pain. Be yourself at all costs. You're the only you you've got.
That's a lesson that I had to learn too, and the hard way. I do love her, and pain will never be the only thing she gives me, I swear. But you are so so right, these words mean the world to me. I've got one life and I will not live it suffering and being a martyr for people that are supposed to love me unconditionally. These words are precious. Thank you so much.