My mother disappeared with a truck driver when I was four years old (and my sister was eight). She signed up all of her parenting rights to my father. Starting when I was approximately 12, she would send me birthday cards two months after my actual birthday.

She has never made a real attempt to contact me as an adult or to communicate with her grandchildren. She does, however, maintain communication with my older sister and sent her children an Xbox and a Kinect for Christmas. However, she did send me a friend request on Facebook, so there’s something.