My parents treated me like a servant. 1 day before…

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“I have plans.”

“What plans?”

“Does it matter? I’m not available.”

“Mary, you can’t just—”

“Yes, I can. See you when I see you.”

I hung up. First time I’d ever hung up on my mother. I felt powerful.

That Sunday, they had dinner without me, and I had dinner alone. Thai takeout, Netflix, wine. It was perfect.

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