Dear Felita:

You wrote that you were raised normal, “Just normal”. Normal, as in usual, ordinary, regular as far as raising children is far from being the best way to raise children. It is so, I believe, in every culture.

In the incident you shared about you asked your mother a question. It was an innocent question. There was no evil intent behind or underneath your question, no pretense. It was 100% honest.

Her answer to you was it not the same as if she phrased it this way: you, Felita are lying to me, to your own mother!

And if so, is it not an evil daughter who  would lie to her own mother?

anita