But she's a mom. Not my mom, but she's a mom. And they never leave you alone. [She frowns as she idly flips through the book.]
It'd be better if my dad talked to me more, but he doesn't always. And he never talks about my mom. My real one. She ran away to New York to become an actress. But he won't tell me anything about her, and he pretty much lets Irene tell me what to do.