My dad loves me. His wife, the woman who gave birth to me, absolutely does not. She said she doesn't, my dad agrees she doesn't, and my T agrees she doesn't. She has never played any role in my life, except that she maintains a relationship with my dad. When ignorant people say silly things like "of course she does, she's your mom!" It gets on my absolute last nerve. They do not understand the situation. My T agrees that people who don't know my situation need to stop saying dumb things like that because it only makes it harder for me to heal from the void I had from growing up without a mom. (Someone giving birth to you does not make them a "mom").