Overruled

by Lana Ferguson

“I’ve known you since you were seven. As many T-ball games as I went to with you and your parents, I have ‘gone to bat’ for you plenty of times in your life.”

Why was he going to her Tball games when she was 7?

It is not marriage I am angry at. Marriage is beautiful. It is my husband that betrayed me.”

I swear, sometimes it feels like I’m the parent in this group and Mom and Dad are the unruly children I have to keep a firm hand on.

I feel seen.

“Because you’d have to actually care about me to want to hear all the dirty details of my shitty family.”

Awww this just made me sad

the loyalty we give because of blood isn’t always deserved.