My Daughter Caught Her Stepmother Giving Grandma a Strange Pill in Her Hospital Bed — Then I Walked In Before She Could Silence Her
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Chapter 10 - I HAD TO ADMIT I MISSED THINGS TOOI wanted to blame Serena.
Marcus.
Hospital systems.
Everyone.
Then Paige’s therapist asked me:
“Were there earlier signs?”
Yes.
Serena sometimes answered for Mom.
“Evelyn’s tired.”
“Evelyn gets confused.”
“She probably forgot.”
I laughed it off.
Mom once told me:
“Your wife treats me like I’m ninety.”
I said:
“She’s trying to help.”
I minimized.
Because confrontation with a spouse is uncomfortable.
Because Mom could be sharp and suspicious.
Because Serena often seemed caring.
None of that made me responsible for her dosing Mom.
But I had missed patterns.
That was mine to own.
I told Mom later:
“I should have listened more carefully.”
She answered:
“Yes.”
Classic Mom.
No false absolution.
Then:
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“But I didn’t know either.”
Both true.
