"She relentlessly tried to contact my kids regardless of my wishes or theirs.” When I cut off contact with my mother three years ago, the relief was instant. It wasn’t until a few months later that I started to feel a low burn of dread. It started when my mom ― whose number is permanently blocked ― texted my daughter from an unknown number: “What can I do to fix this?” I suddenly realized two hard truths: My breakup with my mother was so complete that there was nothing she could do to make