After two years of silence, Ashley Alnissa and her mother Dukezha Morris confront their past and reconnect. Alnissa's traumatic childhood led to resentment toward her mother, who also hesitated to reach out. A night shift job at a cemetery prompted Alnissa to reconsider their relationship. After a long drive to Virginia to surprise her mother during a church service, the emotional reunion brought them both relief and warmth. Now, they communicate regularly and are working on their relationship, acknowledging their past while looking toward a better future together.
When you're staring at gravestones, it makes you think. I asked myself, 'Do I want to go the rest of my life without a relationship with my mom? And the answer was immediately, no.'
There was just warmness from the top of my head down to the bottom of my toes. In that moment, I felt whole again.
I didn't know I had it in me to run that fast! The hug was filled with love and relief.
We weren't close when I was growing up. The two women are now working through their issues, often talking on the phone several times a day.
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