I Chose My Wealthy Mother Over My Struggling Father, and the Lesson Followed Me for Life

By the time I reached my teenage years, that resentment had turned into anger.

I said things no child should ever say to a parent.

I called him a failure. I told him that if he worked so hard and we were still poor, then maybe he simply wasn’t good enough. I accused him of holding me back. I spoke with a sharpness that only hurt children can muster.continue reading …