Misplaced Affection

"But I hope you can show me some love too, and try to understand what I have been through," I said as I gently patted her head.

Hazel just stared at me with a blank face. Then she slowly nodded. "Okay, I will, Mommy."

So I brought her home. I thought maybe something from how I raised her had finally gotten through. Hazel seemed a little more grown-up. At the very least, she wasn't having random me