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Mothers

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They say
“You’ll want children
when you grow up.”

But I will never want kids,
I know that.
And the thought of being a mother
repulses me.

Because,
I could never live with the possibility
of letting my own kids down

The way my mother let me down.

And I could not stand my children
to feel hate towards me
the way I feel towards my mother.

And I could not stand for a little 3 year old girl
To run her tiny hands over my arms,
And say, “What are these from, Mommy?”

I just—
I can’t do it.
My boyfriend and I disagree.
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Once, when I was in a big fight with my mom, I told her that I was going to be an amazing parent, if only because she had shown me so clearly what I would never do.