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So she would do things like flip a table and yell at me and then leave, decompress.

And it's like, for me, it was like, damn, you're beating me and then putting me in a corner.

So after I came out, everything was done.

I had to go to church.

I had to go to therapy.

I had no phone.

I was in JROTC.

I could not attend any after school events.

I had one friend that I had known from fifth grade that thankfully she let me stay friends with.

But outside of that, I wasn't allowed to go or do anything.

And like I said, she would justify it with other things.

But at the end of the day, the tone shifted.

when I came out and it shifted in a big way because I wasn't feminine.

I feel like honestly, that was the bigger thing.

And you're mad when nothing changes and you're just in a worse position at this point.

I mean, when it's all said and done, she has not a relationship with either one of her parents.

Her father passed away.

Her older sister passed away.

And, like I said, each of my siblings has a different journey with her, but it's not a close one.

And I feel like...