Missing My Mother

A weird situation: I was scrolling through TikTok on one of my nostalgic, emotional nights, so my algorithm was becoming more emotional too. I stumbled upon a TikTok about motherhood, where someone was talking about his mother.

I thought I'd give it a try and send my mother a voice note, since I hadn't spoken to her in about a week. When I sent her the audio, she replied with a heartwarming message saying that she missed me, that she hadn't seen me in two years, and that she had never missed me more than she did now.

It's really weird. It was the first time I'd felt that way: that heartwarming longing for someone.