Why? That would show she matters.
If in the future she were to ever try to reconnect, the best reply would be:
"Who? That's not possible. My Mom died when I was little."
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Technically, that would actually be true.
My biological father left when I was 2. Tried coming back when I was 16; didn't want to see him. Came to see my Mom and my older sister when I was 32..didn't want to see him. Didn't need him when I was 16 and especially not at 32. Everyone told me I'd regret it when he die...Well he died 4 years ago and I have no regrets. I cried buckets when a landlord of 18 years died. He was much more a father to me than anyone had been. It's not by blood but by heart that become your family. If this posted story is true, my heart goes out to her.
If in the future she were to ever try to reconnect, the best reply would be:
"Who? That's not possible. My Mom died when I was little."
.
Technically, that would actually be true.