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I feel for him and his mom. She was being abused and ran without a thought. It was selfish but she still went through a traumatic experience and I’m sure she regrets leaving without him every day. I think she didn’t go back to look for him bc of her trauma. She loved her child but there was basically no one to help her in that situation. Running away alone probably felt like the only option. Her cowardice(I don’t wanna use this term bc I can’t see what she did as bad OR good tbh), however, cost the one she loved most to get hurt which led to trauma that haunted him for the rest of his life.
They desperately need to talk and I think they’ll work it out. Not immediately but trauma always takes time to heal. They both went through so much which is why I can’t blame her for leaving or him for detesting her for running without him.