Disinherited, Not Defeated

orite, and most drea

een the invisible backbone of my family, paying for mea

ma of the turkey I' d basted since

e mother, gathered us for dinne

hanks, she announce

l freeloaders – each received significan

ah, dear, since you' re so good at caring for people, I' v

cades of sacrifice, ju

n, the forgotten birthdays, the endless emoti

ed, pulling the tablecloth, se

rieked, then

attacked, twisting my arm, sh

mily be so cru

end of being their martyr, and the beginning of fi