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imagine a world where your parents treat
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the ground your brother walks on like
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sacred earth while you you're just a
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convenient scapegoat a world where he
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can do no wrong and you can do no right
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and if he does do wrong you're still the
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one who gets punished this isn't some
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exaggerated childhood fantasy this was
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my reality my brother a social outcast
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took it upon himself to prove why he had
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no friends and my parents still sided
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with him so I had to resort to drastic
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measures measures so outrageous they
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could only unfold at my own wedding
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and let me tell you what happened next
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did not go as expected today I'm sharing
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how karma finally caught up with them
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and it was glorious growing up there
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were two distinct sets of rules in our
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house one for my brother and one for me
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it was a clear unspoken hierarchy all he
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had to do was utter the words lily did
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followed by something I supposedly did
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wrong and I'd be punished immediately no
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questions asked no explanations allowed
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i'd be instantly bent over my parents
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knee and disciplined sometimes they did
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it so hard it hurt to walk leaving me
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with throbbing welts that stung with
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every step i learned to hide the bruises
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to suffer in silence once when I was
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seven he told our parents I had broken
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one of his precious model airplanes i
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was disciplined painfully and sent to my
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room without dinner all this despite the
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undeniable fact that I had been at a
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friend's house all afternoon miles away
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from his precious toy my alibi meant
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nothing his word was law the worst part
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if he did something wrong I would be the
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one to get punished too if I caught him
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red-handed if I dared to expose his
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misdeeds I'd get in trouble for not
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minding my own business for stirring up
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trouble my existence it seemed was an
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inconvenience a perpetual source of
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annoyance to them family outings were
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always without exception to places he
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wanted to go even during events that
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were meant to celebrate me my
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achievements my milestones his desires
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trumped mine for my high school
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graduation dinner the culmination of
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years of hard work we went to his
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favorite seafood restaurant despite
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knowing I'm severely allergic to
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shellfish "you can order a salad," my
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dad suggested his voice dismissive as if
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a pile of lettuce could compare to the
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celebratory feast everyone else was
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enjoying "it was a stark reminder of my
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place in their world secondary
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disposable." As my brother got older I
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actually missed the days where he just
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ignored me or merely acted entitled
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because it wasn't long before I was
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covered in bruises from becoming his
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personal punching bag physical abuse
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became part of the daily routine a
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chilling escalation of his animosity
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unchecked by my parents but everything
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changed in middle school his friends one
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by one gradually disappeared some moved
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away others simply realized what a truly
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awful self-centered jerk he was he was
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becoming a social pariah and it was
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glorious in a twisted sort of way to
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witness his downfall i only discovered
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my brother had become a social outcast
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because we attended the same school one
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day during lunch I overheard some kids
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from his grade talking about him gosh
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brother's name is such a nightmare," one
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whispered a shudder in her voice "did
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you hear how he made fun of Mr
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peterson's dead daughter yesterday?"
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The casual cruelty the utter lack of
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empathy confirmed what I had always
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known i on the other hand was generally
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well-liked i wasn't the most popular
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girl didn't rule the school hallways but
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I had genuine friends who enjoyed my
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company who valued me for who I was once
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he noticed this glaring difference
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between us once he realized I had
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something he desperately craved and
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lacked I somehow became even more of his
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constant target his jealousy festered
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turning into a bitter toxic resentment
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he started making up elaborate stories
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about me to get me grounded weaving
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intricate webs of lies about my behavior
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my friends my every move my parents ever
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eager to believe his fabrications
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started saying things like "Your brother
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says those kids are troublemakers." Or
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"Why can't you be happy staying home
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like your brother?" And of course when I
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in my naive desperation told them he was
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wrong that he was lying they'd hit me
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with the infuriating familiar refrain
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he's older and knows better the only
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thing that saved me from complete
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isolation from being entirely cut off
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from the outside world was my network of
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cousins who lived nearby they were my
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lifeline my sanity the only people who
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offered me a glimpse of what a normal
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loving family dynamic felt like and one
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day I finally desperately came clean
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they invited me to join them for a mall
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trip a rare escape from my suffocating
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home life and while we were away from my
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parents away from their watchful eyes
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and my brother's constant surveillance I
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took advantage of the situation my
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younger more blunt self frustrated and
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desperate admitted I couldn't go because
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my parents had banned me from having
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friends since my brother couldn't keep
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any it was a raw unfiltered outpouring
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of my pain this comment this brutal
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truth spread through the family
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grapevine like wildfire
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apparently my aunts and uncles shocked
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by the sheer absurdity of it confronted
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my parents about it later
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is it true you're punishing Lily because
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brother's name doesn't have friends my
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aunt Sarah asked my mother her voice
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filled with disbelief i got punished for
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lying and grounded for weeks of course
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for daring to expose their favoritism
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but after that something shifted my
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parents eased up slightly on the
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restrictions the subtle pressure from
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their siblings proving more effective
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than any plea from me the damage to
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their perfect family image however
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couldn't be reversed everyone now knew
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about my brother's social failures his
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glaring inability to connect with others
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and because of that because of the
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public shame he switched schools my
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parents immediately agreed despite the
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higher tuition and longer commute
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desperate to protect his fragile ego but
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still he never forgave me for exposing
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him if anything his mistreatment
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intensified growing darker more menacing
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and it wasn't just him anymore he'd
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bring his new friends over a fresh set
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of bullies and together they'd torment
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me they'd make cruel comments about my
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appearance hide my belongings or
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deliberately exclude me from
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conversations making me feel even more
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like an outsider in my own home once
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they even put salt in my water glass and
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laughed hysterically when I spit it out
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the bitter taste a perfect metaphor for
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my life my mom just smiled indulgently
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her eyes soft saying "Boys will be boys
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sweetie they're just having fun." Their
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blindness was infuriating my cousins
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became my closest allies my true family
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because my parents treated them a
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hundred times better than me showing
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them a warmth and affection they
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withheld from their own daughter my
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cousin Joseline especially became like
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the sister I never had her house was a
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sanctuary the only place I could
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experience what a normal family dynamic
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felt like laughter support unconditional
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love pretty much everything stayed the
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same for a while after that a stagnant
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pond of resentment until I turned 16 and
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got my first boyfriend for some
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inexplicable reason my parents insisted
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on meeting him despite my reluctance my
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dread we have to make sure he's good
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enough for our little girl my dad said a
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sickly sweet tone in his voice and maybe
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in a world where I actually believed he
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cared where his words held any sincerity
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this would be touching but my boyfriend
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Peter wanted to meet them wanted to be
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part of my life so one day against my
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better judgment I gave in and he came
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over and that's when I found out my
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brother was even worse than I thought
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during the visit Peter found me his face
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pale with panic he told me my brother
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had cornered him alone in the kitchen
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wearing barely their shorts and no shirt
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batting his eyelashes while
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trash-talking me and suggesting they
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hang out sometime my boyfriend was
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completely creeped out and immediately
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found me to escape the situation
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me I don't want to freak you out but
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your brother just hit on me," he
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whispered his eyes wide with confusion
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"he said I was wasting my time with you
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and that he could show me a better time
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then he like touched my arm and winked
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it was super uncomfortable."
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My eyes went so wide I thought they were
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going to pop out of my head the audacity
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the perversion of it all was stomach
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turning i still can't wrap my head
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around what happened next my brother
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told my parents a completely different
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story twisting the narrative claiming my
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boyfriend had made inappropriate
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advances toward him but he reluctantly
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declined out of loyalty to me three
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guesses who my parents believed without
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question how dare you bring that
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predator into our home my mother
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shrieked that evening her voice laced
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with disgust your brother was so upset
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he could barely tell us what happened
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but that's not what happened at all I
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protested my voice cracking peter
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wouldn't do that are you calling your
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brother a liar my father demanded his
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fist pounding the table his face
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contorted with rage he was in tears Lily
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tears here's the thing while my
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boyfriend wasn't perfect I believed him
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instantly for one simple reason my
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brother was not exactly the catch they
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thought he was my parents and he were
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all significantly overweight a result of
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my parents showing love through
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excessive food which mostly went to him
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while I've always been naturally thin
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partly because food deprivation was a
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common punishment for me a cruel form of
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control i'm not saying appearance
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matters more than personality but
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considering my brother's entitled
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attitude and awful behavior even my
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insecure teenage self couldn't imagine
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my boyfriend would risk our relationship
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our future for someone like him the
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thought was laughable my parents banned
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me from seeing that horrible boy anyway
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severing our budding relationship i
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tried dating in secret but it was
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impossible to maintain with their
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constant monitoring their invasive
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surveillance we eventually broke up the
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pressure too much to bear peter refused
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to come anywhere near my house again
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telling friends at school that my family
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was creepy as hell the exact same
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scenario happened with my next
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ex-boyfriend my brother made unwanted
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advances got rejected then claimed
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victimhood twisting the story to his
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advantage when I in my desperation
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pointed out the pattern the clear
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manipulation my parents simply decided I
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had terrible judgment in men and kept
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choosing predatory boys after that I
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gave up on relationships in high school
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i earned a reputation for casual hookups
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because I'd make out with guys but
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refused to date them officially
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thankfully this never got back to my
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family my carefully guarded secret i'd
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tell the guys up front I can't bring you
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home and we can't be seen together too
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much my family is complicated most were
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fine with this arrangement and it gave
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me some semblance of a normal teenage
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experience a fleeting taste of rebellion
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and freedom during this time my brother
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proudly paraded around his one and only
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boyfriend whom my parents treated like
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royalty they'd constantly ask why I
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couldn't find someone respectable like
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him their voices dripping with judgment
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they'd invite him for dinner constantly
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buy him small gifts and include him in
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family photos a surrogate son a
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replacement for their problematic
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daughter when the guy suddenly stopped
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coming around the narrative immediately
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shifted to him being a manipulative jerk
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who took advantage of my poor innocent
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brother i later found out from a mutual
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acquaintance that the boyfriend had
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caught my brother trying to flirt with
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his college roommate and dumped him
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immediately the double standards
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continued in every aspect of life my
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brother had generous spending money and
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lenient curfews while I was restricted
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and monitored treated like a child when
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I pointed out the unfairness the blatant
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hypocrisy my parents would say "He's
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older
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but when I reached his age nothing
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changed when I called them out again
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they'd either deny ever making the age
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argument or claim I simply couldn't be
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trusted like he could my character my
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very being always under scrutiny always
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found wanting when my brother graduated
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high school he got accepted to a
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mediocre college with no scholarships or
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honors a testament to his lack of effort
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and talent my parents however made an
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enormous celebration a lavish display of
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pride with catered food elaborate
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decorations and even hired a
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professional photographer "we're so
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proud of you son," they gushed their
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voices overflowing with adoration "the
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first in our family to attend
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university."
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They promised to cover all his expenses
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including a private apartment off campus
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because dorm rooms aren't conducive to
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academic excellence i was silently
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relieved he'd be moving away a brief
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respit from his presence but it barely
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improved my situation since he came home
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most weekends and somehow always managed
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to notice things missing from my room or
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create other problems his malice
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extending even across distances about a
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year later my mom sat me down for a
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serious talk about my upcoming
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graduation she explained that since they
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were funding my brother's mediocre
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education they couldn't afford mine
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suggesting I should start working
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immediately after graduation and wait
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until he finished college to see if they
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could help me oh and if I wanted to
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continue living at home I'd need to pay
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rent utilities and buy all my own
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necessities
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we just want you to learn responsibility
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she said with that fake concerned
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expression she'd perfected over the
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years brother's name is pursuing higher
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education but you've always been more
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practically minded when I mentioned
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student loans a viable option for most
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students she replied "Well we care about
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your future too much to let you make
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poor financial decisions we'll decide if
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a college is worth going into debt for
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they never mentioned scholarships never
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offered to help me look." They had no
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idea what my grades were and never
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believed in my abilities anyway i simply
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responded with a calm "Okay." My mom
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seemed shocked by my lack of reaction by
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my quiet acceptance and started crying
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probably hoping I'd throw a tantrum so
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they could justify never supporting my
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education the truth is after years of
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their terrible parenting I never
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expected their help i'd been secretly
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preparing for college independently
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using all those lonely hours at home to
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study relentlessly college represented
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my only escape route my ticket to
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freedom my guidance counselor Mrs
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peterson was the first adult who seemed
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to actually see my potential who truly
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believed in me she helped me navigate
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applications scholarships and financial
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aid forms all without parental
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involvement without their knowledge when
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graduation approached I worked harder
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than ever fueled by the desire to escape
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and secured a full scholarship to a
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solid state university with a good
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program knowing my brother would try to
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sabotage this through my parents I
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announced my acceptance on social media
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simultaneously while telling them in
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person i even tactically thanked them in
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the post so grateful for my parents'
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support as I head to state university
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this fall on a full academic scholarship
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this prevented them from blocking me
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from going without explaining why to our
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extended family to the very people who
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had congratulated me online initially
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they seemed proud and boasted about it
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then my brother got to them and suddenly
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they started asking if I was sure I
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wanted to go letting slip that my
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brother was struggling academically and
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since he was naturally smarter with
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better judgment I would obviously fail
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miserably i stood my ground resolute and
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they reluctantly accepted they couldn't
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stop me without looking terrible to
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everyone who had congratulated me online
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college became my salvation i visited
14:36
during holidays but could legitimately
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use financial limitations as an excuse
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to limit contact to create distance
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during this time my brother dropped out
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of college moved back home without
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paying a scent in rent or bills and got
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hired at my mom's workplace through her
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connections which they presented as some
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incredible achievement a testament to
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his greatness this is where the story
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gets really interesting i met my husband
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Mark during junior year in an economics
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class he sat next to me on the first day
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and immediately impressed me with his
15:04
confidence and wit when the professor
15:07
made a terrible joke he leaned over and
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whispered "I think we're paying tuition
15:10
for dad jokes now making me laugh for
15:12
the first time in weeks a genuine
15:14
unburdened laugh he's my complete
15:16
opposite in handling conflict." Where
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I'm non-confrontational and usually
15:20
think of perfect comebacks hours later
15:22
while lying awake at night he's
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quick-witted and never hesitates to
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stand up for himself while I cry when
15:27
angry he becomes eerily calm and
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strategic if he doesn't immediately
15:31
respond to an insult you should worry it
15:33
means he's planning something far more
15:34
calculated than a simple retort our
15:36
first date was at a small Italian
15:38
restaurant near campus when the waiter
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accidentally spilled water on the table
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I immediately apologized out of habit a
15:44
knee-jerk reaction even though it wasn't
15:46
my fault my future husband noticed this
15:49
and gently said "You don't need to
15:51
apologize for things that aren't your
15:52
fault." That simple statement hit me
15:55
like a revelation a profound truth I had
15:57
never been taught we talked for hours
15:59
that night and I found myself sharing
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details about my family about my painful
16:03
childhood that I'd never told anyone not
16:05
even my closest friends "that's not
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normal," he said firmly when I described
16:10
my childhood "that's abuse Lily you
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deserve better." His words were a balm
16:16
to my soul a validation I had craved my
16:19
entire life when we decided to get
16:20
married after dating for 2 years we
16:22
agreed to keep the ceremony modest since
16:24
we wanted to splurge on a dream European
16:26
honeymoon instead our priority since his
16:29
family was scattered nationwide while
16:31
mine was concentrated in my hometown
16:32
where we lived about 90 minutes away we
16:34
chose to hold the wedding there after
16:37
sending engagement announcements my
16:39
parents demanded to meet my fianceé i
16:42
reluctantly agreed but promised myself
16:44
I'd never leave him alone with my
16:45
brother hilariously Mark was thrilled
16:47
about the meeting he'd heard so many
16:49
stories about my family's treatment of
16:51
me that he was practically giddy with
16:52
anticipation he even purchased a
16:54
high-quality voice recorder to secretly
16:56
document whatever nonsense they might
16:57
try a brilliant strategic move he went
17:00
alone to meet them despite my
17:01
reservations despite my fear "trust me,"
17:05
he said kissing my forehead his eyes
17:07
filled with a mischievous glint "i can
17:09
handle them," he returned absolutely
17:12
ecstatic "babe you won't believe what
17:14
they proposed we can absolutely destroy
17:16
them with this," he said barely
17:18
containing his excitement according to
17:21
the recording he played me my parents
17:23
and brother had sat him down and after
17:24
some obligatory complaints about my poor
17:26
judgment offered to contribute
17:28
financially to our wedding on one
17:29
outrageous condition "my brother would
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walk down the aisle before me wearing a
17:33
tuxedo identical to the grooms and would
17:35
be featured prominently in the wedding
17:37
photos and even have his own special
17:38
cake "we're willing to help with the
17:40
wedding costs," my mother's voice said
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on the recording her tone self-important
17:44
"but brother's name has always dreamed
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of being in a wedding it's not proper
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for a younger sibling to marry first my
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father added his voice oozing
17:52
condescension so this would give him the
17:55
experience he deserves my brother's
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voice chimed in annoyingly confident
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i've even picked out the tux I want it
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should match yours exactly so we look
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like a matched set in photos from my
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husband's perspective
18:08
when they suggested this lunacy like it
18:10
was some generous gift my brain
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literally shortcircuited i had a dozen
18:14
insults ready to launch but something
18:16
stopped me a little voice whispered
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"Play along and make them pay." So he
18:21
told them he needed to consult with his
18:22
fianceé while secretly planning our
18:24
counterattack rather than falling into
18:27
depression over this final unbelievable
18:29
betrayal my husband's enthusiasm for
18:31
revenge energized me we spent days
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brainstorming options from outlandish
18:36
schemes to more practical approaches we
18:39
eventually consulted his level-headed
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brother who talked us out of our more
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legally questionable ideas and helped us
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settle on the perfect plan my husband
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returned to my parents alone acting
18:48
conflicted he told them he'd tested the
18:50
waters with me and didn't think I'd
18:51
agree to their proposal however he
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personally saw no issue and wanted to
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keep the family peace he cleverly
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suggested that surprising me on the
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wedding day might work since I hate
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confrontation and wouldn't cause a scene
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in front of guests especially if they
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helped pay for the wedding making me
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feel obligated to comply the brilliance
19:06
came next he convinced them that due to
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my trust issues from past relationships
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using their own accusations against me I
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frequently checked his phone and
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monitored his communications
19:17
therefore nothing about their brother
19:18
walking down the aisle plan could ever
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be in writing all discussions would have
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to happen in person at their house "she
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gets very paranoid and reads all my
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texts and emails," he explained figning
19:30
concern "it's just easier if we keep
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this arrangement verbal she'd be
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devastated if she found out before the
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wedding." My mom nodded sympathetically
19:38
brothers names X was the same way so
19:40
controlling we understand completely
19:42
thus began months of elaborate deception
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a carefully orchestrated con where my
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parents and brother thought they were
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manipulating me while we milked them
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financially my parents insisted on
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controlling wedding details but my
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husband persuaded them to let me have
19:55
small victories on things like songs and
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colors to keep me manageable
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here's how we executed our scheme when
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consulting catering options we'd
20:04
initially agree to budget friendly
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choices then my husband would secretly
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take my brother for a tasting sigh
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dramatically and say "Too bad we can't
20:13
get the premium package we don't want to
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take advantage of your parents'
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generosity."
20:18
On Q my brother would demand my parents
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upgrade us to the most expensive option
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they'd then generously offer to cover
20:24
the premium package as a surprise we
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repeated the strategy with the
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photographer flowers venue upgrades
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everything my husband would craft these
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scenarios perfectly playing on my
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brother's insecurities and my parents'
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obsession with appearances
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he'd mention how unfortunate it was that
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we couldn't afford the luxury options
20:41
knowing my brother would immediately
20:42
want the best for himself prompting him
20:44
to demand it from our parents the only
20:46
hiccup came with the wedding dress when
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my mother tried to force me into a
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hideous gown that wouldn't flatter me
20:51
she texted me about it breaking their no
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written evidence rule so I had to
20:56
genuinely refuse my brother suggested
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they accidentally damage my preferred
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dress so I'd have to wear their choice
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my husband pretended to love this idea
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his poker face impeccable throughout
21:07
this time my brother did make several
21:09
clumsy attempts to flirt with my fianceé
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who played along just enough to keep our
21:12
con going acting torn between loyalty to
21:15
me and attraction to my brother we ended
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up with an extravagant wedding that
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would have been completely beyond our
21:20
means all funded by my parents we called
21:24
it back payments for emotional damages
21:26
the venue was upgraded to include fairy
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lights and extra florals the menu
21:30
featured premium options like felt
21:31
minion and lobster and the bar was fully
21:34
stocked with topshelf liquor it was
21:36
everything I could have dreamed of and
21:37
more on our wedding day the plan my
21:39
family had secretly arranged was for my
21:41
brother to arrive right when everyone
21:43
was seated right when the bride
21:44
typically makes her grand entrance he
21:46
would walk down the aisle in his
21:48
identical tuxedo before I even realized
21:50
what was happening making it too late
21:51
for me to object we hired professional
21:54
security but kept them initially
21:56
discreet just a woman checking names at
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the entrance only after my parents were
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seated did we position our intimidating
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male security guard at the door with
22:04
specific instructions not to admit my
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brother under any circumstances
22:08
when it was time for the ceremony to
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begin my dad received a text that my
22:11
brother was nearly there he frantically
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signaled my bridesmaids to start without
22:15
conferring with me his eyes wide with
22:17
anticipation he positioned himself at
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the entrance to walk me down the aisle a
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performative gesture as the bridal music
22:24
began playing the doors opened and I
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appeared in my gown radiating happiness
22:29
my dad looked utterly shocked to see me
22:31
instead of my brother his face drained
22:33
of color his mouth actually falling open
22:36
he frantically looked behind me but
22:38
couldn't see what was happening at the
22:39
venue entrance his phone started ringing
22:41
it was my brother he mumbled something
22:44
about something came up before
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abandoning me at the altar to answer it
22:48
the guests gasped in confusion murmuring
22:50
amongst themselves a friend who was in
22:52
on our plan loudly asked "What
22:54
happened?" I tearfully said he told me
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it wasn't supposed to be me walking
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which wasn't entirely acting i was
23:02
genuinely hurt despite anticipating this
23:04
behavior my friend loudly repeated "What
23:07
did he mean it shouldn't be you?"
23:09
ensuring everyone heard then announced
23:10
she'd go check the commotion racing off
23:12
to witness the chaos unfold my mother
23:15
eventually followed leaving me standing
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alone at the altar my father-in-law
23:19
immediately rushed over and took my arm
23:21
we had prepared him for this possibility
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"i'd be honored to walk you down the
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aisle Lily," he said loudly enough for
23:27
everyone to hear his voice filled with
23:29
genuine warmth his obvious concern his
23:32
immediate action made me smile through
23:34
my tears i walked down the aisle amid
23:36
whispers and confusion with several
23:38
guests leaving their seats to
23:39
investigate the unfolding drama the
23:41
ceremony proceeded perfectly once I
23:42
reached my soon-to-be husband his eyes
23:44
filled with love and pride throughout
23:46
the reception people kept disappearing
23:48
and returning with shocked expressions
23:50
but no one dared tell me what was
23:51
happening allowing us to enjoy our day
23:54
from multiple accounts gathered
23:55
afterward here's what happened my
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brother arrived wearing a tuxedo
24:00
identical to my husband's complete with
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the same binier and pocket square a
24:04
grotesque parody
24:06
our security guard calmly refused him
24:08
entry explaining there was already a
24:09
wedding in progress with the bride
24:11
present my dad furious threatened to
24:14
call the police claiming the guard
24:16
wasn't authorized the guard calmly
24:18
agreed to let authorities sort it out
24:20
knowing it would be too late to disrupt
24:21
our ceremony my friend arrived creating
24:24
a scene and stalling by loudly demanding
24:27
explanations what's going on why is the
24:30
father of the bride out here instead of
24:31
walking his daughter down the aisle my
24:33
mother joined them her face contorted
24:35
with panic followed by curious guests
24:38
drawn by the commotion their plan
24:39
exposed my parents attempted damage
24:41
control as horrified witnesses bered
24:43
them when they blamed my husband for
24:45
orchestrating everything he was summoned
24:47
outside my husband put on his most
24:49
bewildered expression and denied any
24:51
knowledge of such a plan what are you
24:54
talking about why would I want anyone
24:56
else walking down the aisle at my
24:57
wedding when they insisted he had agreed
25:00
to it he demanded proof which of course
25:02
they couldn't provide since all our text
25:03
exchanges were about normal wedding
25:05
details when they claimed "But you told
25:08
us not to text about it." He laughed and
25:10
said "How convenient that there's no
25:12
evidence of this ridiculous accusation
25:15
my brother had a complete meltdown
25:16
literally sitting on the ground crying
25:18
and screaming like a toddler it was
25:21
supposed to be my day too he promised me
25:24
my mom was sobbing while my dad's face
25:26
cycled between rage purple and panic
25:28
white a true spectacle some guests even
25:31
recorded portions of the confrontation
25:32
on their phones security and other
25:35
guests had to physically restrain my dad
25:36
when he lunged toward my husband "you
25:39
lying piece of garbage!" my father
25:41
reportedly shouted his face contorted
25:43
with fury
25:45
you said she wouldn't make a scene i
25:48
never agreed to any of this my husband
25:50
responded calmly his voice unwavering
25:53
"And I find it disturbing that you
25:55
apparently plan to hijack our wedding
25:56
without my fiance's knowledge or
25:58
consent." "No one at the wedding
26:00
believed their story." They kept
26:02
demanding explanations "why would the
26:05
groom agree to this why is there no
26:07
proof why would you want your son to
26:09
hijack your daughter's wedding?" They
26:11
had no answers and were eventually
26:12
forced to leave with my dad literally
26:14
dragging my screaming brother off the
26:16
ground a humiliating exit everyone at
26:18
the reception spared me the details
26:20
allowing us to enjoy our extravagant
26:21
celebration our perfect day we danced
26:25
cut our beautiful cake and soaked in the
26:26
love from everyone who truly cared about
26:28
us from our real family and friends
26:31
afterward my parents and brother
26:32
bombarded me with calls which I ignored
26:34
on my husband's advice to maintain a
26:36
paper trail my brother eventually sent
26:38
unhinged text messages blaming me for
26:40
humiliating him calling my husband a
26:42
two-faced snake who fooled them for
26:44
months and even claiming my husband was
26:46
secretly cheating with him "your husband
26:49
has been leading me on for months," one
26:50
message read "he told me he was only
26:53
marrying you as a cover ask him about
26:55
our private tastings."
26:57
My brilliant husband compiled
26:59
screenshots of their harassment call
27:00
logs and threatening messages they sent
27:02
him then shared everything in our
27:04
extended family group chat he maintained
27:07
his innocence and publicly begged my
27:09
family to help stop the harassment that
27:10
was ruining our honeymoon he even
27:13
requested they not share our location to
27:15
prevent my brother from showing up
27:16
claiming my husband had somehow agreed
27:18
to sleep with him in our honeymoon suite
27:20
my extended family assured us they'd
27:22
handle the situation and we've had peace
27:24
since then my aunt later told me she'd
27:26
had a come to Jesus conversation with my
27:28
parents about their behavior throughout
27:29
my life exposing their favoritism and
27:31
abuse while I would have preferred
27:33
having loving family support at my
27:35
wedding for once in my life they not
27:37
only failed to ruin something important
27:39
to me I actually got my revenge and it
27:42
felt amazing i've wondered this my
27:44
entire life my best guess and it's just
27:47
a guess is that I was an unplanned
27:49
pregnancy they tried for years to have
27:51
my brother so he was their miracle baby
27:54
their precious gift given our small age
27:56
gap I think I was an unexpected surprise
27:58
they weren't prepared for either
28:00
financially or emotionally but honestly
28:02
no reason no excuse would ever justify
28:05
their behavior their neglect their
28:06
cruelty their blatant favoritism it was
28:09
inexcusable my husband and I suspect
28:11
they never actually intended to go
28:13
through with it my brother probably
28:14
threw a tantrum about me getting married
28:16
when he could barely get dates consumed
28:18
by jealousy and resentment and they in
28:20
their usual fashion made this ridiculous
28:23
proposal expecting rejection they could
28:25
then look supportive to my brother while
28:27
having a convenient excuse not to
28:29
contribute financially but when my
28:31
husband in his brilliance unexpectedly
28:33
agreed they were trapped trapped in
28:36
their own scheme hoisted by their own
28:38
petard and it was a beautiful thing to
28:41
witness