After the ruling, I sent the money on time every month. The note always read: Support for my parents.
I never unblocked their numbers or social media accounts. I gave them one email address instead.
If either of them was hospitalized or needed surgery, they could email me the bills and receipts.
At first, my mother sent two long emails.
The first one called me heartless.
In one part, she insisted that she'd always loved me. Money had been tight, and I'd always been the sensible one, so naturally she'd given Eden more attention.
I stared at the words "you were always so sensible" and wondered if she'd actually managed to convince herself.
She hadn't sacrificed me. I'd simply been the sensible one.
It was exactly the kind of explanation she would give.
The second said she couldn't s
