Madness string 122777

Random mermaid
First step: renaming 'guilt' to 'regret'. It's a regrettable situation, but guilt belongs in jail. You did nothing that warrants jail. You were in a regrettable situation that was not your fault. Gentle hug from me. I too still grieve the mom I should have had.
I know people are always concerned about whether it would be awkward to tell someone what moments like this mean to them. I never realized how incredibly not awkward it would be hear this sort of stuff until I got older and had a kid. If my kid's friend asked me to braid their hair and then thanked me because of something like this? I would never stop crying. I would also never stop hugging them. Which now that I think about it would probably make it awkward...