cnu-At my fortieth birthday party, my sister swung a baseball bat into…

instead of accountable.

One cousin said, “Brooklyn might have to leave private school because of the scandal.”

I said, “Emma had to relearn how to breathe without pain because of Vanessa.”

“She’s a child, Anita.”

“So is Emma.”

The cousin hung up.

That became the pattern.

People had room for Brooklyn’s suffering only if it erased Emma’s.

I would not allow it.continue reading …