“Maybe deep down, Kayla realizes she’s not here for me. It hurts that she moved so far away. Contacting me once in a great while is not the same as actually being here for me. Taking a ‘quick break from work’ and asking ‘how I’m doing’ doesn’t give a realistic perception of the severity of my health issues and what my life is like on a daily basis. If she spent a little time with me, it would help her better understand my life. If my mother had to live in government housing and endure almost eight years of severe bullying, harassment, verbal and emotional abuse, and traumatization, including threats of physical harm to her little dog, I would do everything in my power to protect her and move her to a safer place. I live in this hellish environment in addition to dealing with my severe health issues, which have progressively gotten worse. And it’s even more painful because I have to deal with it alone.” * — KAYLA’S MOTHER
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* Adapted from a text message sent by the author’s mother. cover art: Art adapted from Little Lulu, No. 74, Dell, 1954, with an homage to E. C. Segar’s Swee’Pea. back cover: Art adapted from Archie’s Girls Betty and Veronica, No. 59, Archie Comic Publications, 1960.