Great advice.
Something snapped; mother’s typically are not wired to walk away from their children.
The daughter’s reaction may be understandable, but that is her mother and with a bit more maturity she may realize how important it is for her to know her mother and even to find the courage to forgive her.
And the clock is working against such a possibility.
It’s amazing how a different pair of shoes can change a person’s perspective.
There was a time when I would have felt just like that daughter feels today. My father took off like that, and then showed up 15 years later. I was pretty angry at him, too. If that wasn’t enough, he did it again and years later we learned he’d died.
Then, about 12 years ago, a relative of mine went missing. She was found dead 7 years later. It was hell to go through that, and still is more often than I’d like. But I loved her so much that if she were to show up alive, even now, I would cry rivers, oceans even, of tears of joy to have her back even if she did return as a crack whooooore. It doesn’t mean I wouldn’t be indignant with cries of “what the hell were you THINKING????” But if she walked through that door, right now, this minute, she’d be in my arms so fast her head would spin!
This young woman has a chance right now to do something her mother didn’t do, and that is to stand strong, forgive, and love her mother back to health. Chances are, her mother has aids or HIV and won’t be here long anyway. Put down the pride little girl, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity.