When I was little, I was the one who always had something to say when Mom or Dad made us do something, while my sisters never uttered a word. I had a smart mouth, and if I tried to ease that down, it only got worse. Every time that happened, I was punished, and it took my parents a while to understand that the punishments would only stop me from talking back for a few days. So instead of doing something to me, they threatened that they’d punish my sisters. I can’t lie, it was efficient, because after that happened, I did nothing else but protect my sisters. I was still punished, but they
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