My husband has been a father figure to my 14-year-old daughter for a decade, and I believed he loved her as his own. But on his 40th birthday, everything changed.
That morning, as we prepared for a celebration at his parents’ house, I overheard him whispering to her. He asked her to lie about feeling unwell and skip the party, promising a shopping spree to keep her quiet. My heart broke. I knew why—his mother despises my daughter, seeing her as a burden. Instead of defending her, he chose to appease his mother, making my daughter feel unwanted and out of place.
– Lisa
