I don't know anyone who was sincerely accommodating as she is. Even before I arrived, Lee had told me about his mum's inquiries of what I would like for Christmas. Then on the first instance of meeting her, she told of having bought me a Christmas tree. She had gone on to warmly offer me a listening ear whenever I need one, and still proceed to remind me of it all the time.

What was I supposed to think of her graciousness? Nothing ulterior, of course. But I did realize that it has grown from accommodation to affection. I merely wasn't used to such motherliness.

Aware of both their predicaments through past relationships and life, there's something about mother and son that has taken my heart. There is a vast difference of attitudes between my own family and Lee's. The difference of conditional and unconditional acceptance respectively. I don't know if it is being an outsider that makes creating a relationship with Lee's mum simpler, but it will be a new learning curve for me. Among the things I will have to get used to, if I stay.