Mariska Hargitay
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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So now, you know.
just am so grateful for that.
And so he used to leave like pomegranates on my front door and we loved Bougainvillea and I had a lot of Bougainvillea in my house.
And so whenever I'm in LA and Bougainvillea, you know, a beautiful red leaf falls, I know it's him.
And there were all these little signs, little things that he used to do, drop cherries off at my house and again, pomegranates.
And so those things just remind me and red tail hawks and, but, um,
I would get up and hug you right now.
But that's the gift when you get to say goodbye.
Yeah.
You know, it makes a big difference.
Yeah.
There's so many people who have these secrets, and it was very painful for me to carry that secret.
Growing up thinking, why didn't Nelson claim me?
I don't matter.
I'm not good enough.
He didn't want me.
Everyone lied to me.
I'm an accident.
I shouldn't be here.
Constantly.