The Knots of Relationships: Mother, Daughter, Mother-in-law, Sister-in-law and me
The Knots of Relationships A reflective personal essay about family, memory, and the emotional knots we inherit—and pass on. A story of how relationships can drain us—and still guide us back to ourselves. Relationships grow like knots. At first, they are thin and seem easy to untie. But as life goes on, they become thicker, tighter, and harder to loosen. We tell ourselves we should untangle them. Then we postpone it. We look away. And one day, we feel the urge to cut them instead. This is how relationships change—quietly, in the hands of time. The most complicated knots in my life are tied to four women. Whether we are together or apart, our lives are deeply entangled. My mother. My daughter. My mother-in-law. My sister-in-law. And me. Just naming them makes a quiet ache rise somewhere inside my chest. Children look for someone to blame, and most often that so...