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So the latest reconciliation with my mom was announced at BravoCon.

So, Ziojo, what was your first thought when you received that text from mom on your phone?

Did you thought you saw a ghost?

I did. I was like, is this real? This is my sister.

I was very confused. It took me a minute. I'm like, is this a joke?

Because, you know, we all get these random text messages and phone calls at certain hours. And it might be like Andy Cohen. Yeah, it does do that. The spoofing, whatever. Yeah, the spoof. Like sometimes I got a call. My mom calls it spoofing. I don't know if that's really. No, I think that's what it is. Yeah. So it took me a little minute to make it comprehend and sink in. And I was like, yeah, I answered her right away. You know, that's exactly what I wanted. Because it's not me. I always want her in my life. No matter what we did, if we had an argument, she's still my sister. I'm a man, I'm

different. I want to protect her. But she pushed me away. And she had the, she had rights.

Whatever she was going through in life, you know, I can't blame her because she went through a lot

of things in life. And she's still a woman. She had, she left her four children. It was tough on her. So that was the best moment. It really was, it really was. It was a great moment to receive that text. And I, you know, like when I met her, when we met it was just like, listen, I love you. I don want to hear nothing let's let's talk about this I

don't want to talk about it I don't even care it's over let's move on and that's what we have to do

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