who put that thought away and why - English - My Mother at Sixty-six

Question

who put that thought away and why?

Amrapali · Accepted Answer

The poet put the thought of her mother's advancing age out of
her mind because she did not want to confront that reality before
leaving for foreign shores She realised that her mother was going
to die soon and she was leaving her behind but there were things
that she wanted to do and in spite of the guilt of leaving, she
wanted to accomplish them