I unfollowed everyone.
I blocked the numbers belonging to the people who had taught me that love was something I had to earn by never needing too much.
My father texted twice during the first month.
Your mother didn't mean it like that.
Then, one week later:
You should call her. This has gone far enough.
I didn't answer either message.
They assumed I was trying to punish them.
I wasn't.
I was protecting the one part of myself they had never managed to take away.
That small, stubborn belief that I was worth investing in.
My Parents Gave My Sister $100,000 but Told Me I Was Worth Nothing — So I Cut Them Out of My Life for Good
