With my father, that was a loaded question, spanning from, “Will I finally keep my mouth closed about him cheating on my mother?” to “Am I going to start being more like my brother?” The smirks on their faces were hard to read. My mom’s lips parted with a look of disappointment. I’d probably always disappoint my dad, but disappointing my mom was different. She was the only one who cared or showed interest in getting to know Winter.

