My mom and my aunt are estranged, but I've been close with my aunt since I was young.
That year my aunt and I decided to start writing letters since I didn't have my own phone.
I've never known exactly why my mom and aunt don't talkWhen I asked my mom why we didn't see her, she'd vaguely reply, "She was always kind of mean to me," or, "We just don't."
As my aunt and I began to speak more, I gathered breadcrumbs of what happened between her and my mom.
After graduating from Catholic school, my mom abandoned religion, yet my aunt consistently attends church.
Persons:
I've, —, Allie Finkle's, who's, Zer, declutters, they've, I'd
Organizations:
Service, Scouts, Catholic, Trump
Locations:
Lake Michigan, Florida, Wisconsin