“His comment has changed how I look at myself, and how I feel like he looks at me, entirely."
"Help, why do I want to cry?"
“Gifts don't come with strings attached. Methods of control come with strings attached."
"He said that I'm home all day... so I'm basically a stay-at-home mother and should at least take care of dinner."
“My mum was upset but my grandmother told her to sit down and shut up.”
"I tried explaining why that doesn’t quite work, how it sounds more like a furniture brand than a human name..."
"He told me I could ask anyone about this situation, and everyone would agree with her."
“How do I trust him again?”
"I got a phone call from my mother asking me why I felt the need to aggravate my father and why I had to 'talk back.'"
"I can and have done it for someone I love, but I can’t do it for him."