Dad compared me to you.”
And that part was true.
Our father had spent years using my success to make Chloe feel inadequate.
Then he used Chloe’s struggles to convince me I was responsible for rescuing her.
And if I was being truthful with myself, I had helped maintain that system.
I had paid Chloe’s rent twice.
I covered one of her tax bills.
I bought her a replacement car after she wrecked one Mom had given her.
Every time, my parents praised me for “helping family.”
And every time,
