Text; UN: Beekeeper

[pan_acea]

WHO: Julieta Madrigal
WHERE: Casita
WHEN: Late September
WHAT: Mirabel went home
WARNINGS: Sad mom.


For anyone who was friends with my daughter... Mirabel is... is not in Kaisou anymore.

[That's it, that's all there is. Her daughter was popular, Julieta is just making sure her friends know.

It's only in text so people cannot see how she's falling apart.]

Comments

[findingways]

I guess I can't say much about that since I don't know what it's like to be a parent.

But I do know that when something's wrong with my parents, I can usually tell. Even if they're trying to keep it from me and pretend things are okay, there's always something that gives them away. And for me, I usually feel better if they took care of themselves first, instead of trying to hide it for my sake.

[pan_acea]

Thank you for the advice. [It's not that Julieta intends to ignore it, she does take it in, but she's also dealing with 50 years of "it's fine, we're fine, we're the amazing Madrigals" to fight against. After so many years of not talking about the things that bother you... It's hard to just let that go.]

I just... do not wish to lay trouble at the children's feet. [They have enough on their plate.]

[findingways]

That's understandable. You're the parent, so you wanna take care of them.

But they probably notice more than you think they do. And if you can't talk about things with them, they might feel like they can't talk about those things either.

[pan_acea]

Ah, I know they notice more than I would like. They're too smart, notice too much, hard to keep anything from them, really.

I'm trying to...[Decades of "we're perfect, everything is fine" and then later "we don't talk about our scapegoat" is a lot to undo. Sometimes it feels like she can't unlearn it.]

[findingways]

[ She only really knows a little bit of the whole story, just what Mirabel had told her and what she could piece together herself. But Moana still has at least some idea of what it must be like. ]

It can be difficult talking about what's wrong, especially with people you want to take care of. But sometimes it's easier being able to deal with those kinds of things with other people. I know you wouldn't want them to worry, but I'm sure they already do even without you saying anything. At least together, you'll be able to lift each other up when you need it, rather than all of you feeling like you have to suffer through it alone.