I am 13 and I hate my parents. My mom is a religious woman. She always talks about me checking my heart or getting my life in check with God. I am not a Christian like her but I can't tell her because she would kill me (not literally). Recently, my mom got mad at me and tried to push down the stairs. My dad came running up and asked whay happened and my mom claimed I was throwing clothe hangers at her, which I never did such thing. My dad always takes her side and I hate it. Another time, I slipped on ice and ran into my dad car door, ACCIDENTALLY slamming his head in it. My dad picked me up by my shirt and slammed me on the car I still have bruises. My parents favrotize my older sister (we will call her Jamie) and my younger sister (we will call her Kelly). Kelly hits me and punches me all the time and even if my parents see it, they y'all at me for starting a fight. Jamie is also religious so they thunk she is perfect. I have an older sister (we will call her Kiara). Kiar is my beat friend. She isn't religious and she isn't a jerk like the rest of my family. My mom HATES kiara because I look up to her. My dad loves er nut because of my mom I don't get to see her very often. I have almost committed because I can't handle my family.

I been thinking real hard about even relaying these awful things about the person that I have admired the most, the person I have respected and revered my whole life but that now, has completely backstabbed me in the worst way possible. A few years ago, a scandal broke in my political family involving my mother. As you can imagine, it nearly broke my marriage and tore my husband’s family apart. My sister in law found my father in law and my mom talking on social media. The worst part of it, when I was confronted, I was accused of knowing about the whole affair and made it looked like I was an accomplice to the whole ordeal. When I had absolutely no clue to such a disgusting mess. I don’t know what neither of them were trying to accomplish and now, I’m the black sheep of the family. No one talks to me. While my father in law is still loved and honored. My mother the home wrecker and I pay the sins of her ordeals. She never once has said I’m sorry. Never! In her head, I’m better off without that side of the family. But it’s not about that; why did she do this to me? Why my father in law? Among so many men? Why him! I guess I’m just looking for an explanation and I know I will never get it from her. Because she just cannot accept she did anything wrong. I wish I could get her version because as of now, I only know everyone else’s but her’s. I always thought I didn’t need to hear her side because it’s not my place to question her, but I have kids who now have to suffer for her sins as well. I don’t think it’s fair to them either. I guess the damage is done as well and the past is the past. I won’t get nothing accomplished but I just want an acknowledgment from her part that she messed up.

• August 12, 2023