"But a mother-son relationship is not a coequal one, is it? He is lonely with only you just as you are lonely with only him."

Family, Relationship, Parenting, Connection, Love

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"But a mother-son relationship is not a coequal one, is it? He is lonely with only you just as you are lonely with only him."

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