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Real-Life Story: 'I Gave Up Everything to Help My Daughter Get Back on Her Feet After Divorce': Now She Says She Doesn't Want to See Me

It seemed so simple then.

When Asia comes home from her divorce, she looks like a shadow of herself. Her eyes are puffy from crying, and her shoulders sag as if under the weight of the world. I swear to myself then that I will do everything to help her, to see her smile again. I will give everything I have – and that is exactly what I do.

– „Mom, I don't know what to do anymore. I have nothing – no job, no money, not even a home – she would say, sitting on the couch, hugging her children.

„Asia, you have me. We will get through this together. I will help you get back on your feet.”

It seemed so simple then. I was ready for anything, just to be able to start over. I sold the apartment that was my refuge, my guarantee of a peaceful old age. I moved into a small rented room, and I used the money to pay off her debts, rent an apartment for her and the children, and for basic expenses.

I helped with the grandchildren, cooked, cleaned, did everything so that she could focus on finding a job and building her life anew. For the first few months, everything seemed fine. Asia started working, the kids went back to normal, and I felt like my help really made a difference.

Over time, however, something began to go wrong. Asia became increasingly cold, avoiding conversation, and her tone towards me became more indifferent. When I tried to talk about our relationship, she would cut the subject off.

„Asia, is everything okay? I have the impression that something has changed– I asked one evening.

Her answer was like a knife stabbed straight through the heart.

& „Mom, you have to finally understand that I don't need you at every turn. I want to live my life, without you in the background.”

I didn't know what to say. How could she say that? Did she forget that everything I did was for her? I sold the house, gave up a comfortable life so she could get back on her feet after the divorce. And now she says I'm redundant?

– „Asia, I did everything to help you. Can't you see that?”

– „It was your decision, Mom. I didn't ask you to. But now please – leave me alone.”

Those words rang in my ears long after she left the room. How could she say something like that? Can a mother's love really be so easily rejected?

Today I sit in my small rented apartment. Asia has cut off contact with me. She says she needs to “cut off from the past,” that she needs “space.” Sometimes I try to call her, but she never answers. I only know about her grandchildren from what I see on social media. I look at the photos of them smiling in their new, beautiful lives, and I wonder if they will ever ask why Grandma suddenly disappeared from their world.

Every day I ask myself: what did I do wrong? Was my help too great, too overwhelming? Or maybe a mother's love is always too strong for children to understand?

I don't know what the future will bring. Maybe Asia will understand that everything I did was out of love. Maybe she'll come back, maybe she'll apologize. Or maybe I'll never see her again. I know one thing – I love her unconditionally, even if now this love hurts more than anything I've ever experienced in my life.

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Natasha Kumar

Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116

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