Respect and resentment in a mother's changing feelings
A reader confesses fear and shifting emotion toward an adopted daughter once deemed an heiress. The adviser speculates the parent may have resented the child's past, but true respect lies in effort and humane care rather than outcome. The exchange touches gendered views of achievement and parenting.
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