My boyfriend and I (17&16) have been dating for four months. Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and all week he said he was going to come over tomorrow after school so we could hang out and make cookies. So, the last week, my parents and I were planning our schedules around him being here. Tonight, when he finally asked his parents, they said no. I don’t know why I’m so angry but it pisses me off that we planned on him being here and now he can’t be. I also found out the only TikTok’s he watches are of girls asses and he lied to me about it. I’m pissed. So frustrated. The same thing happened with his insta and he still follows and likes all their posts. And I’m pretending like I’m ok with it bc I love him so much and he’s the first person who has ever treated me good and who has made me feel like I actually have a purpose. I feel bad getting angry over the little things and idk what to do anymore. I feel like I’d just be stupidly insecure if I told him that him staring at other girls butts every time he went on his phone made me feel like I’m not enough for him myself. Idk how I feel about it anymore. I just know that I love him with my whole heart

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