I am Gideon: Chapter #6

by Gideon Morning Star | Feb 22, 2026 | Content, I Am Gideon (Journal)

When I walked in the door, my mother didn’t know me.  She thought I was a client.  “It’s me,” I said.  “Gideon.” I realized I was looking down, not up into her face. I will remember her expression and our conversation, to my dying day. There was a pause.  “Oh.  OK,” Another pause.  “You’re not here to ….me?” She used a word we don’t use in our family.