"Mommy, do you mean that Daddy doesn't like the way you are now?"
"No, what Mommy wants to tell you is that even if Mommy were to wear the white dresses from before, let her hair down, or do the things that Daddy used to love, Mommy can't do those things anymore because Mommy has changed. Mommy can occasionally wear white dresses, but now Mommy prefers casual clothes. Mommy can let her hair down, but Mommy feels more comfortable with it tied up... What Mommy means is that Mommy has changed and may not be the person Daddy used to like, but Mommy can't change back to who she was, so it's exhausting for Daddy and Mommy to be together..."
Even though she was only thirteen, not mature enough, she still understood what her mother wanted to express.
Marie gently touched her mother's gentle face and wisely said, "Mommy, actually even after you and Daddy got along well, I've often heard you argue with Daddy... Last night, I knew you stayed in my room for the whole night."
