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imagine a world where the people who are
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supposed to protect you to love you
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unconditionally actively choose to
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ignore the torment inflicted upon you by
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your own flesh and blood a world where
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your golden child sister consumed by an
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inexplicable hatred tries to literally
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kill you and your parents still see
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nothing wrong with it for years I lived
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in that world it was only much much
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later when she did the truly unthinkable
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that they finally finally saw her for
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who she really was they punished her
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severely and now she's begging me to
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reconcile but I know her true motives
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and my answer without a shadow of a
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doubt is no my older sister Megan always
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had this extreme almost pathological
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hatred towards me it was a palpable
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thing a dark cloud that followed me
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through every room of our house i was
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the outgoing type the kind of person who
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could walk into a room full of strangers
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and with a dumb joke or a silly anecdote
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make an entire room erupt in laughter i
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was energetic a bit clumsy and always
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wore my heart on my sleeve meanwhile
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Megan was the quintessential bookworm
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quiet reserved the type to effortlessly
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ace every exam without even cracking a
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sweat she was academically brilliant
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socially poised and seemed to glide
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through life with an air of effortless
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superiority and as you've probably
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guessed by now she was my parents golden
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child the chosen one the perfect
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daughter and I was not especially to my
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dad he was completely utterly wrapped
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around her finger she was his precious
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princess his little angel he'd
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meticulously prepare her favorite meals
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even if it meant cooking something
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entirely separate for her he'd handle
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her laundry ironing her clothes with an
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almost ceremonial precision and he would
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constantly relentlessly ask me to help
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with her assignments her projects her
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every whim i was expected to be her
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personal assistant her unpaid servant
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just because we were family a bond
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apparently that only flowed one way i
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never not once received the same
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treatment in return my needs my desires
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my very existence seemed to be an
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afterthought at best so I guess in a
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twisted way I share some blame for how
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she turned out i constantly helped her
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fulfilled her requests endured her
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demands all without expecting anything
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back i was a doormat a willing
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accomplice to my own neglect but the
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real problems the truly terrifying ones
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only started when she began actively
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tormenting me ridiculing me for our
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differences for the very essence of who
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I was she'd mock me relentlessly for
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being chubbier than her for my slightly
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awkward gate for my inability to be as
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effortlessly graceful as she was and
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when I didn't cry as much as she'd hoped
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for when my tears didn't flow freely
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enough to satisfy her sadistic desires
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she resorted to other more insidious
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methods it wasn't long before she was
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sneaking into my room a shadowy figure
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in the dead of night going through my
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phone meticulously scrutinizing my
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private messages with friends then with
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a sickening glee she'd report every
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perceived transgression every innocent
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flirtation every teenage secret directly
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to my dad when I confronted her my voice
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trembling with a mixture of anger and
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betrayal and complain to our parents
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about my privacy being violated about
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the invasion of my personal space they'd
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just chuckle a dismissive sound that
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echoed hollowly in my ears and say it
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was harmless sisterly bonding
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harmless i didn't even feel like I had a
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home anymore because it never got better
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only worse soon her antics escalated she
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started hiding my sports equipment
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before games leaving me scrambling
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frantic almost missing crucial matches
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she'd put disgusting stuff in my lunch
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things that would make your stomach
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churn but thankfully when she mixed
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crushed eggshells into my sandwich a
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sickening crunch waiting to happen I
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noticed before biting into it when I
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told dad hoping praying for some shred
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of understanding or protection he simply
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dismissed it as sisters bonding a normal
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part of sibling rivalry and then the
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bullying at school i was already
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struggling a target for a group of mean
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girls that time I was actually hoping
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Megan would make fun of me for it in
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front of our parents just so they'd know
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about my suffering so they'd be forced
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to acknowledge the pain I was in but
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instead she joined forces with them
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together they'd call me a fat losser or
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a dumb jock their voices dripping with
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contempt they'd encouraged the other
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girls to spread rumors vicious lies
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saying I was just a massive
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disappointment a stain on the family
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name at that point I struggled to
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believe life was worth living the
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constant barrage of insults the feeling
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of being utterly worthless chipped away
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at my soul during another fight over
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something so so trivial I can't even
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remember what it was she told me her
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eyes cold and devoid of emotion that I
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should just end my life that every
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problem in her life every single
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frustration every perceived slight was
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because of me that one cut deep hearing
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my own sister my own flesh and blood
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basically wish me dead was devastating
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it was a wound that would fester for
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years since Gwen my mom worked late
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shifts and dad seemed utterly
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indifferent almost complicit he even
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scolded me once claiming I must have
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provoked her that I was somehow
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responsible for her cruelty things just
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kept getting worse in my sophomore year
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there was this shocking incident an
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incident that still sends shivers down
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my spine megan tried putting bleach in
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my shampoo bottle she poured so much
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that if it wasn't for the acrid
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unmistakable smell I wouldn't have
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noticed i would have ended up in the
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hospital my scalp burned my hair
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destroyed perhaps even worse and guess
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what my dad said about it he defended
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her he said she was just pranking me
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like hello pranking me with bleach
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thankfully Gwen my mom eventually took
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my side she saw the gravity of the
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situation the chilling malice behind
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Megan's actions she pointed out how
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serious this was how dangerous she
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threatened to involve the police if
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Megan didn't stop this was a true wakeup
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call for my sister a cold splash of
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reality she'd never faced consequences
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before never been held accountable for
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her actions she was too shocked to even
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do her usual manipulation tricks of
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crying or screaming the silence from her
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was deafening later Gwen came to talk to
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me privately my mom admitted she'd
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waited for years hoping Megan would grow
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out of it hoping it was just a phase a
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childish sibling rivalry but she was
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slowly painfully realizing Megan was
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becoming a truly nasty malicious person
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she stroked my hair as I cried tears of
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relief and pain mingling on my face and
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apologized for not making my home feel
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like well my home she apologized for
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letting me endure such neglect i
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confessed everything Megan had done over
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the years the bullying the emotional
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abuse the constant fear i even mentioned
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the bullying at school the girls who
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joined forces with my sister my mom's
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face turned white a stark contrast to
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her usual calm demeanor and she didn't
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say anything she just hugged me super
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tight a desperate comforting embrace
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that spoke volumes the next day Gwen
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spoke with the principal to ensure those
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girls would face serious consequences if
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they continued their bullying that
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evening my mom signed me up for
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kickboxing classes at a local gym
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telling me with a determined glint in
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her eye that I needed to learn to stand
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up for myself against the bullies in my
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life both inside and outside our home
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i'll admit a sporty but insecure girl
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like me trying to learn self-defense
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probably seemed funny almost comical but
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I was dedicated i poured all my pent up
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frustration and anger into those classes
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determined to become stronger both
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physically and mentally until one day
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when Megan was up to her usual tricks i
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was in the shower the steam filling the
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bathroom when Megan sneaked into my room
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and grabbed it my allowance the money
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I'd earned from babysitting the neighbor
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kids the money I'd been saving up for
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weeks meticulously counting every dollar
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i caught her just as she was about to
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head out with her friends her hand
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already in her purse i demanded she
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return my money my voice shaking with a
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mixture of disbelief and anger but Megan
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just laughed a cruel mocking sound
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saying all I could do was cry to mommy
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usually I would just feel sad or retreat
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into myself or cry but something in me
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snapped the kickboxing the years of
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suppressed anger the constant disrespect
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it all boiled to the surface anger pure
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and unadulterated boiled in my blood i
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slapped her hard across the face she was
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stunned her eyes wide with shock and she
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stumbled backward clutching her cheek in
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that moment of surprise I grabbed my
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money from her purse before shoving her
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away a surge of defiant power coursing
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through me megan started wailing
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dramatically a theatrical performance
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that was actually pretty hilarious given
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the circumstances but Dad ever her
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protector rushed out to comfort her and
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find out what happened when he learned
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I'd hit her he was shocked his face a
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mask of disbelief he immediately
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launched into a lecture about me being a
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better role model about how I should
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know better while Megan smirked watching
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me get scolded basking in his attention
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dad also complained to Gwen about my
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behavior when she got home saying I
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needed to be disciplined that I had gone
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too far gwen calmly asked us both to
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explain what happened her eyes moving
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between us assessing the situation i
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told her how Megan had stolen the money
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I'd worked hard for the hours I'd spent
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babysitting megan in turn tried
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justifying it by saying she needed it
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for concert tickets and that as her
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sister I should help her out as if I
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were her personal ATM gwen listened
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patiently then turned to Megan she told
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Megan she was lucky I only slapped her
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for stealing because anyone else might
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have pressed charges she continued her
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voice firm and unwavering saying Megan
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had no right to take others belongings
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without permission megan hated that
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response she threw a tantrum screaming
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and stomping probably hoping dad would
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back her up would swoop in and rescue
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her from the consequences of her actions
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but Gwen remained firm unyielding
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when Megan realized she wasn't going to
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get sympathy for being slapped she
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screamed how much she hated me her face
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contorted with rage and locked herself
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in her room slamming the door with a
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resounding thud after that incident
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Megan started avoiding me she finally
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understood she couldn't push me around
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anymore that I wouldn't be her punching
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bag and even Dad for the first time in
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forever had stopped enabling her
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behavior a small but significant shift
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for the first time I felt like we were
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on equal footing a fragile truce
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established though she couldn't
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physically hurt me anymore she still
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threw verbal jabs when our parents
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weren't around muttered insults under
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her breath her attitude only worsened
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with time she grew more bitter and
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resentful each year a dark cloud of
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animosity if I asked her something she'd
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ignore me completely and walk away
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muttering airhead or trash under her
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breath if she needed to tell me
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something she'd relay the message
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through dad instead of speaking to me
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directly when I questioned why Megan
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couldn't just talk to me why she
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resorted to such childish behavior he'd
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urged me to be more understanding to
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just let it go i couldn't tell if it was
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just teenage angst or genuine
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deep-seated hatred eventually dealing
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with her constant hostility became
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unbearable a suffocating weight on my
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shoulders i desperately wanted to move
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out to escape the toxic atmosphere she
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created i repeatedly asked Dad to help
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us have a sit down conversation to
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mediate to resolve our issues but he
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always refused saying he didn't want to
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get involved when I asked his opinion on
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why Megan treated me this way why she
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harbored such animosity he'd simply
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changed the subject his eyes glazing
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over finally a beacon of hope appeared i
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left for college with a volleyball
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scholarship a ticket to freedom gwen
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threw a party for me a joyous
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celebration of my new chapter and even
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Dad seemed proud a rare display of
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affection megan however remained cold
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and distant barely acknowledging my
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achievement her face a mask of
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indifference the day I left for college
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was a mix of exhilarating excitement for
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my future and profound relief to escape
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that toxic household that suffocating
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environment those first few months at
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college were truly liberating i made
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amazing friends people who saw me for
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who I was and appreciated me i loved my
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classes immersed myself in my studies
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and started building a life away from
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the shadow of my childhood
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the constant dread of Megan's verbal
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attacks lifted giving me this incredible
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sense of freedom a lightness I hadn't
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known was possible during junior year I
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met my husband Tyler at a volleyball
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tournament through mutual friends and we
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hit it off immediately he was charming
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kind and made me feel safe coming from a
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traditional family having kids before
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marriage wasn't really an option but
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when we found out I was pregnant in our
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senior year a joyful surprise we decided
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to get married right after graduation
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our wedding was small but perfect
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intimate and filled with love our family
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seemed happy for us and everything felt
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right back then I truly believed Tyler
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was my soulmate i'd always wanted a
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faithful relationship one person to
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build a life with to grow old with
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despite getting attention from other
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guys over the years I never considered
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anything because I was genuinely happy
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in my marriage tyler was my dream guy
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and I never wanted to hurt him but later
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I discovered he cheated twice during our
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marriage once with a coworker in an on
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andoff affair lasting nearly 2 years a
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betrayal that chipped away at my trust
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and another time with a college fling
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during a business trip a fleeting moment
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of weakness or so I told myself some
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might call me naive and looking back I
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can't completely disagree each time we
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separated temporarily the pain was
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immense but I eventually chose to
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forgive him i didn't want our daughter
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growing up in a broken home a fractured
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family and truly believed we could work
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through these issues that our love was
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strong enough to overcome anything the
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affair with his coworker happened when
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we were still young and I chocked it up
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to immaturity and poor judgment a
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mistake made in the early days of our
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marriage for a while things seemed to
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improve though I could never fully trust
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him again i tried setting aside my
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doubts knowing that forgiveness meant
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genuinely attempting to start fresh to
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rebuild it had been 3 years since his
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last betrayal and I felt confident in my
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decision to give our marriage another
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chance tyler seemed changed genuinely
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remorseful and we were truly happy
13:46
planning our future together envisioning
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a lifetime of shared moments and four
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months ago my world imploded when Tyler
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revealed he'd been having another
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long-term affair and then the words that
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shattered my universe he suggested our
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daughter might not even be mine his
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words hit me like a freight train a
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physical blow i felt shock betrayal and
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disbelief all at once a whirlwind of
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agonizing emotions i could barely
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process what he was saying my mind
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reeling in a days I managed to ask why
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he kept such a massive secret how he
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could do something so devastating so
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utterly cruel his reaction was cold and
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detached like he didn't even care about
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the pain he was causing his vague
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answers left me with more questions than
14:26
clarity it was surreal and crushing
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facing this shattered trust and the
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terrifying uncertainty about my own
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family about the very foundation of my
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life I kept pressing Tyler for the truth
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for the full unvarnished story because I
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deserve to know who really fathered the
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child I'd been raising since birth the
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child I adored finally he admitted it it
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was Megan my jaw dropped in shock as I
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asked what the hell he meant my voice
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barely a whisper he explained that he
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and Megan had become friendly when I
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introduced him to my family he had
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stayed with us during spring break our
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senior year megan typically frosty
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toward me was warm and friendly with him
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which at the time made me happy because
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I didn't want Tyler feeling unwelcome in
15:06
my family tyler wanted my family's
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approval so he spent lots of time with
15:10
my dad whenever possible trying to
15:11
ingratiate himself he noticed the
15:14
tension between Megan and me and asked
15:16
about it i foolishly opened up about our
15:19
strange strained relationship and
15:21
explained we might never fix things
15:22
because of her unresolved hostility
15:24
tyler seemed to understand but started
15:26
including Megan in our plans hoping it
15:28
would help us reconnect hoping to bridge
15:30
the gap between us whenever we planned
15:32
dinner out he invited Megan and we'd eat
15:34
wherever she preferred her every whim
15:36
catered to during this time Megan and I
15:39
exchanged a few civil words which was
15:41
progress compared to her usual silent
15:43
treatment i remember Tyler and Megan
15:45
hanging out playing video games together
15:47
laughing but I didn't think much of it
15:49
of Tyler told me that one night Megan
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confided in him about her struggles with
15:53
dating feeling vulnerable isolated she
15:56
developed a friendship with him a bond
15:58
that grew stronger he mentioned she
16:00
would casually flirt when I wasn't
16:02
around subtle glances lingering touches
16:05
and eventually things escalated before
16:07
he realized what was happening the image
16:09
of my husband and sister together
16:11
intertwined made me physically ill a
16:14
wave of nausea washing over me tyler
16:17
confessed he felt guilty afterward and
16:19
distanced himself which in hindsight
16:21
matched his sudden food poisoning excuse
16:23
to skip our family dinner that weekend
16:26
though I tried convincing him to join us
16:28
he insisted on staying at his dorm
16:30
claiming he was too sick to move when we
16:32
reunited after spring break he seemed
16:35
normal so I didn't question anything 3
16:37
weeks later we discovered I was pregnant
16:40
tyler admitted he didn't know if the
16:42
child was his or Megan's and with no way
16:44
to be sure then he chose to stay with me
16:46
knowing I was the more stable option the
16:48
safer bet that's why we rushed into
16:50
marriage my entire world collapsed the
16:53
daughter I adored the child I had
16:55
nurtured and loved with every fiber of
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my being might not even be mine
16:58
biologically
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i asked Tyler if he'd been sleeping with
17:02
Megan recently and he slowly nodded his
17:04
eyes filled with a pathetic remorse he
17:07
revealed they'd always maintained
17:08
contact because their connection was
17:10
undeniable a twisted bond forged in
17:12
betrayal they'd sneak off to hotels
17:15
lying about working late about business
17:17
trips he admitted that most of his guys
17:20
trips were actually weekends with her i
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asked why he married me if he wanted my
17:24
sister if he loved her tyler said he
17:27
didn't want to be the one to end our
17:29
marriage he saw me as a wonderful mother
17:31
to our daughter and decided to stay in
17:34
his words he made a mistake and couldn't
17:36
figure out how to stop i told Tyler I
17:38
appreciated his honesty but that I was
17:40
packing my things and leaving he started
17:42
crying begging forgiveness expecting me
17:45
to scream and rage to throw things
17:47
instead I calmly gathered my essentials
17:50
my hands steady despite the tremor in my
17:52
soul tyler insisted that if I loved him
17:55
I should fight for our relationship that
17:57
every marriage has problems that we
17:58
could work through this when he realized
18:01
I wasn't budging that my resolve was
18:03
ironclad he switched tactics saying our
18:06
daughter would suffer from a divorce
18:07
that children need intact homes i
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reminded him my voice devoid of emotion
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that I might not even be her biological
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parent which made him cry harder and
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accused me of being heartless it seemed
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like he genuinely believed nothing could
18:21
make me walk away that I would always
18:23
forgive him maybe that was partly my
18:25
fault for forgiving his previous
18:26
betrayals while I did love him it felt
18:29
more like an attachment based on
18:31
thinking we had a child together and our
18:32
history since college tyler kept
18:35
insisting we could fix things but I
18:37
couldn't believe him anymore and had no
18:39
patience left trust was destroyed
18:41
irrevocably his words rang hollow
18:44
meaningless even if I forgave him I
18:47
could never forget he slept with my
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sister i've always believed in second
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chances because nobody's perfect but
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this crossed every possible line this
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was a betrayal of the deepest kind i
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left him sobbing on our porch and
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checked into a hotel the quiet anonymity
19:01
a welcome escape the next day I went
19:03
straight to my parents house and
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revealed everything about Tyler's affair
19:06
with Megan explaining how they'd been
19:08
secretly seeing each other for years how
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he was the biological father of my
19:12
daughter the horror on their faces was
19:14
unmistakable a mixture of shock disgust
19:17
and disbelief true to form my dad
19:20
initially tried defending Megan
19:22
insisting his little girl would never do
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such a thing to her own sister to her
19:26
own family determined to expose the
19:28
truth to shatter their illusions I asked
19:31
my parents to stay quiet while I called
19:33
Megan in front of them i instructed them
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not to speak so I could catch Megan off
19:37
guard making her think we were talking
19:39
privately when Megan answered I
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confronted her about the affair my voice
19:44
steady despite the tremor in my hands at
19:47
first she vehemently denied everything
19:49
refusing any responsibility her voice
19:51
shrill with indignation
19:53
but when I mentioned that Tyler had
19:55
confessed everything that the truth was
19:57
out she immediately switched tactics she
20:00
started blaming him calling him weak and
20:02
pathetic she claimed it wasn't her fault
20:04
if men were attracted to her and that
20:06
she was the prettier sister anyway her
20:08
arrogance still shining through i firmly
20:10
told her I was going to tell everyone
20:11
what she'd done that her secret would be
20:13
public when Megan laughed a brittle
20:16
dismissive sound saying nobody would
20:17
believe me because she was the favorite
20:19
child i scoffed at her arrogance and
20:21
thanked her for confirming everything
20:23
letting her know with a chilling
20:24
satisfaction that our parents had heard
20:26
every single word megan went silent then
20:28
started stammering trying to explain
20:30
herself to salvage her rapidly crumbling
20:32
image my father still in shock his face
20:35
pale demanded an explanation from Megan
20:37
she stumbled through weak excuses
20:39
blaming everyone but herself desperately
20:41
trying to shift responsibility to Tyler
20:44
to anyone but her i could see my dad who
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had once shielded his precious daughter
20:48
from all consequences now experiencing a
20:50
mix of heartbreak and fury his illusions
20:52
shattered in that charged moment I felt
20:54
a strange vindication for years I'd
20:56
endured Megan's cruelty her endless
20:58
torment now the truth was exposed and
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our roles were reversed as Megan's
21:02
excuses faltered my mother Gwen usually
21:05
reserved in her reactions couldn't hide
21:06
her profound disappointment she asked
21:09
for the phone her hand trembling
21:10
slightly and began speaking to Megan
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"megan," Gwen started her voice heavy
21:15
with disappointment a quiet power behind
21:18
her words "what you've done isn't just
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betraying your sister but betraying this
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entire family you slept with your
21:24
sister's husband and continued the
21:26
affair even after they were married your
21:28
actions have serious consequences and
21:30
have permanently destroyed the trust we
21:32
had in you we raised both of you to
21:35
value family loyalty and respect what
21:38
you've shown today goes against
21:39
everything we tried to teach you she
21:41
paused letting her words sink in letting
21:44
the weight of her disappointment settle
21:45
on Megan
21:47
your disregard for your sister's
21:48
feelings and complete lack of respect
21:50
for her marriage is inexcusable you've
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not only hurt her but torn apart what
21:55
bonds our family had left your father
21:57
and I share responsibility for what
21:59
you've become for enabling your behavior
22:01
but we won't tolerate this anymore from
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today you're cut off from the trust fund
22:06
I established for you you'll need to
22:08
figure out how to pay your graduate
22:09
school tuition yourself i'm also
22:11
stopping payments on your apartment do
22:13
you think sleeping with married men
22:14
makes you sophisticated let's see how
22:16
you manage without my financial support
22:18
throughout this I remained composed a
22:20
strange calm settling over me though I
22:23
initially wanted to scream at Megan to
22:25
unleash years of pentup rage watching my
22:27
Gwen finally hold her accountable
22:28
finally see her for who she was was the
22:31
ultimate validation
22:33
i had exposed her true nature and
22:35
clearly she'd underestimated the
22:36
consequences
22:38
my father despite Megan's continued
22:40
protests and desperate pleas attempted
22:42
to justify her actions to find some
22:44
shred of an excuse but my Gwen firmly
22:46
ended the call shutting down Megan's
22:48
excuses her manipulations afterward my
22:51
dad approached and hugged me it had been
22:53
forever since we shared such a moment a
22:55
genuine embrace but in that hug in that
22:58
quiet embrace was an unspoken apology
23:00
and support amid our family crisis he
23:03
apologized for not believing me all
23:05
these years for his blindness for his
23:08
favoritism my teenage self the one who
23:11
longed for his approval could never have
23:13
imagined this moment being vindicated
23:15
and embraced by my father following this
23:18
my Gwen helped me find a divorce
23:19
attorney tyler and his lawyer tried
23:21
playing dirty asking for joint custody
23:23
despite everything despite his blatant
23:25
betrayals but his affair worked strongly
23:27
in my favor a powerful weapon in my
23:29
arsenal we also completed a paternity
23:31
test confirming with a crushing finality
23:34
that Megan was indeed my daughter's
23:36
biological mother that news hurt even
23:38
worse than discovering Tyler's cheating
23:41
it was a fresh wound a deeper betrayal i
23:44
was furious that the daughter I'd loved
23:45
and raised the child I considered my own
23:48
wasn't biologically mine still I stayed
23:51
strong my resolve unwavering tyler
23:53
begged me to maintain a relationship
23:55
with our daughter arguing she shouldn't
23:57
suffer for the situation that she needed
23:59
me but I couldn't handle seeing her she
24:02
reminded me too much of Megan of the
24:04
betrayal of the lies and I hated that
24:06
feeling after finalizing my divorce I
24:10
felt incredibly liberated a heavy weight
24:12
lifted from my shoulders i moved into my
24:14
own apartment a small but beautiful
24:16
space that was entirely mine it was
24:19
strange living alone since I'd married
24:20
young and never experienced true
24:21
independence never had a chance to
24:23
discover who I was outside of a
24:25
relationship however my naturally
24:27
adaptable nature helped me quickly
24:29
adjust to this new lifestyle and I
24:30
genuinely enjoyed it savoring every
24:32
moment of newfound freedom three weeks
24:34
ago my Gwen called her voice firm and
24:36
resolute saying she was revising her
24:38
will because she didn't want to leave
24:40
anything to Megan my mom is incredibly
24:42
stubborn and once she decided to cut
24:44
Megan out of her life that was it no
24:47
turning back megan tried reaching our
24:50
parents repeatedly sending desperate
24:51
texts leaving voicemails and even showed
24:53
up at their house pleading for
24:55
forgiveness for a second chance but they
24:57
refused to let her in even my dad who
24:59
typically caved to Megan's manipulation
25:01
who always protected her seemed finished
25:03
with her though it must have been
25:05
hardest for him his golden child had
25:07
tarnished herself beyond repair megan
25:09
never texted me to apologize never
25:11
showed any remorse confirming she didn't
25:13
regret her actions she was just upset
25:16
about losing our parents' financial
25:17
support about losing her comfortable
25:19
life gwen told me she planned to leave
25:20
everything to me ensuring Megan couldn't
25:22
contest it later she would leave Megan
25:24
exactly $10 a symbolic gesture of her
25:27
complete disinheritance
25:29
i was stunned my mom had built a
25:31
successful business throughout her life
25:33
a testament to her hard work and
25:35
determination between her company
25:37
properties investments and insurance
25:39
policies the total came to nearly $2.5
25:41
million the only condition was that if
25:43
Gwen passed before dad he would continue
25:45
living in their house though ownership
25:47
would transfer to me i had no issue with
25:49
this arrangement as I wanted to care for
25:51
dad in his later years to ensure his
25:53
comfort and well-being somehow Megan
25:56
discovered this development and unable
25:58
to reach our parents unable to
26:00
manipulate them she called me yesterday
26:02
attempting reconciliation her voice
26:04
dripping with false sincerity she
26:06
explained she was struggling with grad
26:08
school expenses that her life was
26:10
falling apart and that after Tyler
26:12
learned he was the biological father
26:14
he'd beenounding her for childare help
26:16
for financial support
26:18
she claimed she had no money and was
26:19
desperately searching for part-time work
26:21
but couldn't find anything suitable
26:23
playing the victim she begged me to
26:25
mediate with our parents for a fresh
26:26
start saying she desperately needed my
26:28
help that I was her only hope i laughed
26:31
i actually laughed in her face and then
26:34
my voice cold and firm i told her I was
26:36
done with her forever i reminded her she
26:38
should have considered the consequences
26:39
before sleeping with my husband and
26:41
becoming pregnant megan argued I was
26:43
being unfair and that Tyler deserved
26:45
equal blame which to be fair I agreed
26:47
with i reminded her I divorced him
26:49
making him her problem now she shouldn't
26:51
call me complaining about him or their
26:53
child since these were the direct
26:54
results of her own actions her own
26:56
choices megan started raising her voice
26:59
her desperation turning to anger but I
27:01
cut her off my voice sharp reminding her
27:04
she was no longer daddy's favorite no
27:06
longer the golden child she was the
27:08
family disgrace the one who slept with
27:10
her sister's husband at that point Megan
27:12
broke down crying truly crying telling
27:15
me how everyone including our extended
27:17
family and friends had turned against
27:19
her how she was completely alone while
27:22
this was true and a part of me felt a
27:23
flicker of something it wasn't my
27:25
concern anymore i told her we were
27:28
finished that our relationship was
27:29
irrevocably broken and that she should
27:31
never contact me again ever since I no
27:34
longer considered her my sister since
27:37
then I've replayed our conversation
27:38
repeatedly despite my hatred for my
27:41
sister despite all the pain she
27:42
inflicted I'd never heard her cry like
27:44
that at least not since we were children
27:47
i won't lie it did affect me seeing her
27:49
so desperate so utterly broken so I
27:52
guess I'm here asking if I should talk
27:54
to our parents about her if I should try
27:56
to soften their stance to mediate for
27:58
her or would I be the fool the ultimate
28:01
if I don't for letting her back into our
28:03
lives for allowing her to manipulate me
28:06
again voice over hi everyone many of you
28:08
have been asking why I no longer have
28:10
contact with my daughter Emma and some
28:12
have even called me heartless i need to
28:14
explain to clarify my position i'm not
28:17
comfortable raising a child who isn't
28:18
biologically mine under these specific
28:20
incredibly painful circumstances
28:23
this isn't like adopting a child or
28:24
being a steparent where the relationship
28:26
is built on open knowledge and
28:27
acceptance from the start i was led to
28:30
believe Emma was my daughter my own
28:32
flesh and blood only to discover in the
28:34
most brutal way imaginable that she's
28:36
actually my sister's biological child
28:38
the product of a long-term affair with
28:40
my husband this revelation devastated me
28:43
shattered my world and I grieved for
28:45
weeks for the daughter I thought I had
28:47
for the life I thought I was living the
28:49
main reason I avoid contact with Emma is
28:50
that I don't want Tyler or Megan in my
28:52
life anymore period if I maintain a
28:54
relationship with their child they'll
28:56
find ways to stay connected to me to
28:57
intrude on my peace to pull me back into
28:59
their toxic orbit and I need space i
29:02
need to heal i need to sever all ties
29:05
you might think I'm selfish you might
29:07
judge me but I can't see her right now
29:09
at least not for the foreseeable future
29:11
i've started therapy to work through
29:13
these incredibly complex and painful
29:14
feelings to process the trauma to find a
29:17
way forward so we'll see how that goes
29:20
but for now this is my truth