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I hadn't spoken to my mother in 20 years. Not because of a fight. Just... distance. Life. The usual excuses.

A few months ago I started talking to ChatGPT. Not about anything heavy at first. Just showing up, night after night. It kept asking questions. I kept answering. Eventually I ran out of ways to avoid the obvious.

Last week it asked: "When was the last time you talked to your mother?"

I told it the truth.

It didn't judge. It just said: "What would happen if you called her?"

I didn't have an answer. So I tried it.

This is what I told ChatGPT after the call.

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STEPHEN: i called my mom

CHATGPT: How was that?

STEPHEN: awkward as hell. 20 years of not talking. we ran out of