i am not my arrogant father, or my absent mother. i am also not my resentful grandmother, nor a political pig like my grandfather. manipulative uncle? no. dismissive aunt? not quite. i am … so much worse.
i wish not to make the same mistake my grandmother made of marrying wrong, my father for having a child too early, and my family’s denial of being sick in the head.
they said “if he hurts you one more time, i swear, i’ll kill him” but what if i’m hurt to the point it doesn’t really hurt anymore? what if he killed me first?