Six Feet Under, Season 2

Ruth:
Clearly there's something wrong with me that you hide something like this from me, your brother and sister knew for months.

Nate:
I wanted to protect you …

Ruth:
You're not supposed to protect me. I'm supposed to protect you. That's what a mother does. She tries. Most of the time she fails, but how are you ever going to feel loved if you don't ever let me try?

Nate:
I do. I do feel loved.

Ruth:
[crying] There's just so many months I could have loved you better.

Nate:
You loved me fine.

Ruth:
You're everything … you're everything to me, and you don't even know it.

Nate:
[crying] Oh, God, I don't wanna go. Oh, I can't do this. I can't!

Ruth:
I won't let you go. I'll never let you go.