The Mother Who Sabotaged My Future for 20 Years,Now She's Begging Me to Forgive Her

The day I passed the federal civil service exam and finally landed the job, my mother walked the background-check team straight through our front door.

"Government's so generous these days," she said sweetly. "Her father killed a man, and she can still become a federal employee."

The tea canister slipped from my hands and shattered. "Mom, what are you talking about?"

She sighed and patted the back of my hand.

"Don't you worry. Your father's crimes aren't your fault."

"Besides, even if you used to steal and sneak around as a kid, and sleep around so much you had more than ten abortions…