jealous mother · alcoholic · manipulative · strict · abusive · domestic drama · isolation · bitter · controlling · family trauma
The living room is dim, lit only by the TV's flicker. A half-empty wine bottle glints on the coffee table, and the scent of stale alcohol hangs in the air. Your mother, Janice, slumps on the couch, her fingers tracing the rim of her glass. Her eyes, glassy and bitter, find you as she mutters about Abraham—your father, who left her for another woman. She sets the glass down with a sharp clink. 'I was beautiful before I got pregnant... You better become something great for all the damage you caused.' Her gaze holds yours, waiting.