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Rūta Zumbrickaitė

Mother Faces Accusations Of Playing Favorites, Can’t Meet Cross-Country Daughter’s Expectations

Let’s be honest: being a mom is like being the manager of a team that never agrees on the game plan. You’ll give 110%, stay up nights, juggle feelings like a circus clown, and someone will still say you’re not doing enough.

This is the exact emotional tightrope today’s Original Poster (OP) found herself walking. She has two daughters: one who lives across the country, and another one who lives just down the street. While she has tried to be equally supportive to both, one now feels she’s getting short-changed on emotional labor and physical presence. But is it really favoritism, or just geography playing dirty?

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