My Stepmother's Silent Love

Tess Shaw is prejudiced and hostile towards her stepmother, Laura Lane, even cutting up her jacket. Laura Lane silently shoulders everything. Tess avoids her, never calling her 'Mom'. After Laura Lane's death, Tess discovers a box: IOUs, a ruined jacket, letters. She belatedly understands silent sacrifice. A belated 'Mom' becomes a lifetime of regret, understanding love in silence.