𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 , 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 —- easy not to point fingers , for it was visible to the eye how difficult it was , being a mother by itself . the thing was , it didn’t really matter : it was tammy who made things even harder , 𝒂 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒃𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆 . and tammy was no fool , she’s always been aware of the risks . now , even success has a bitter undertone for the 𝕘𝕦𝕚𝕝𝕥 that comes along with it . was she even in the right to ask for more , having so much at home ? so much of the material , alongside with such 𝕓𝕖𝕒𝕦𝕥𝕚𝕗𝕦𝕝 family ? it was easier to criticize herself being the one inside her head ; it came to her naturally . ❝ well , that makes you the one between the two of us , then . ❞ for tammy , herself , had plenty of judgement towards herself to do . she appreciates the other’s words , though , the 𝕠𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕣 of comfort . ❝ thanks a lot for watching the kids , nell . you sure you got enough to eat ? i can make you some hot chocolate before you go home , if you want . ❞ it was better to focus on something else , for it was done now , one way or another . at least she had some 𝕗𝕒𝕓𝕦𝕝𝕠𝕦𝕤 , extra thousands on her bank account to make up for the temporary guilt .