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The Kitchen God's Wife · 1991
Whenever I’m with my mother, I feel as though I have to spend the whole time avoiding land mines.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker describes time with their mother as a constant exercise in caution, like stepping through a minefield. Any word or move might set off something painful, so vigilance never lets up. The comparison mixes dark humour with real strain in the relationship.
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