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I'm not very good at these types of things. What exact words do I put on my card? I don't know how it is for the average person. Maybe they let their thoughts and feelings stream out and write whatever words come first to their mind.
I was thinking of writing something like she has always been there for me, but that would be a lie. I have never felt like she was there for me when I needed her the most. I don't want to be disingenuous. The only reason I was writing her a card and setting a gift aside for her was because I felt obligated to do so. I don't actually love her.
In the end, I kept it short. I just said that I was thankful for her raising me (she did put in a lot of effort over the years into things like cooking food for me and changing my diapers without expecting repayment, so I am obligated to thank her for that). When I gave her the card and the gift, she was ecstatic. She hugged me, but I felt nothing. I wonder how it must have felt for her.
I was thinking of writing something like she has always been there for me, but that would be a lie. I have never felt like she was there for me when I needed her the most. I don't want to be disingenuous. The only reason I was writing her a card and setting a gift aside for her was because I felt obligated to do so. I don't actually love her.
In the end, I kept it short. I just said that I was thankful for her raising me (she did put in a lot of effort over the years into things like cooking food for me and changing my diapers without expecting repayment, so I am obligated to thank her for that). When I gave her the card and the gift, she was ecstatic. She hugged me, but I felt nothing. I wonder how it must have felt for her.