My Parents Called Me At 2 A.M. On Christmas Eve Screaming For $20,000 …

my system. I felt like I had just run a marathon.

Every time my phone lit up with a notification, I flinched. I turned it over, but the buzzing against the leather couch cushion sounded like an angry hornet.

To understand why saying no was so hard for me and why my mother’s reaction was so violent, you have to understand the history. You have to understand continue reading …