Such an interesting and sad story. Poignant. Even small untruths gain momentum over the years. I understand your frustration at being lied to and think it's admirable that you tried to right a wrong. As an aside, I was thinking that retroactive royalties could have been substantial, though that probably wasn't a consideration; it was just the principle of it that mattered. I hope that writing it here and sharing this with your therapist will take the sting out of it. I don't think that revealing the truth to others will serve any purpose whatsoever.

I can almost feel the agony your mother felt having to fess up to the truth. I guess there are no winners here.