On My 18th Birthday, My Parents Told Me My Education Fund Was Gone — I Didn’t Cry, I Took Notes

shop, pulling sixty-hour weeks between school and work.

It was exhausting, but staying busy kept me from dwelling on the fact that I was suing my entire immediate family.

Extended family members started choosing sides. My maternal grandparents called asking me to drop the lawsuit, offering to “mediate” a family meeting.

I asked if they’d contribute the continue reading …