Spilled Ink by Alexandra Grant

Spilled Ink by Alexandra Grant

What Do I Say to I Love You?

Love as a Knee-jerk Response

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Alexandra Grant
Jun 21, 2026
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Awkward! That’s an understatement. How do you reply to someone who ends a phone conversation with “I love you”? Not just anyone, but your mother. There’s a catch. She gave birth to me but never raised me. In fact, she abandoned us, as some of you have already read in my earlier publications.

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