For a Good Reason

From: Sage Tyrtle
Series: True Stories
Length: 17:07

The perils and joys of having a schizophrenic lesbian for a mother. A true story. Read the full description.

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Playing: For a Good Reason
From: Sage Tyrtle

Kite_small This story begins: "I am 9 years old. I am having a fight with my father's girlfriend, Deborah. I am saying, 'You're not my mother!' and she's saying, 'YOUR MOTHER is a SCHIZOPHRENIC. And a LESBIAN.' She's not making this up. My mother is indeed a schizophrenic and a lesbian..."

A true account of the perils and joys of having the kind of mother who never once made cookies, or drove a minivan, or dropped me off at ballet practice.

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This story begins: "I am 9 years old. I am having a fight with my father's girlfriend, Deborah. I am saying, 'You're not my mother!' and she's saying, 'YOUR MOTHER is a SCHIZOPHRENIC. And a LESBIAN.' She's not making this up. My mother is indeed a schizophrenic and a lesbian..."

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