My Parents Called Me Useless In Court Until The Judge Asked If They Knew Who I Really Was

lines in her careful, slanted script.

Emily, if you’re reading this, it means I’m gone. I know your parents don’t understand you the way I do, but I always believed you were stronger than they ever gave you credit for. Don’t let anyone tell you who you are.

I folded it back into the envelope and went to bed.

The morning after the court papers arrived continue reading …