Pāhonoa te oro

I caught my mum walking out of my room… and something felt seriously off. I'm 17. I work part time, earn my own money, cook my own food, do my own laundry and keep my room spotless. My dad never enters without asking. But my mum is different. She goes in when I'm not there and calls it helping. I've told her I don't like it. She just laughs it off. This morning I caught her coming out holding my laundry. But it wasn't that. It was the way she acted when she saw me. Quiet. Awkward. Like she had s