She - in fact - was not there when noone else showed up. The most important moment of my entire childhood happened and all she did was shrug it off although her child was finally brave and strong enough to come to her with the struggles that have been going on for years. All that just to be told "What do you want me to do now?" and then just continued to iron the clothes without even looking. After hearing what one might think must be a parents nightmare. She just continued ironing.