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Claire, young and needing a maternal figure, clung to Denise like a lifeline. I couldn\u2019t blame her then, but I couldn\u2019t stand the woman who was methodically dismantling our past. As we grew older, the rift widened. When it was time for college, Dad refused to help me financially. \u201cYou need to man up and learn some responsibility,\u201d he\u2019d said.<\/b> I was working two jobs to cover my rent, eating instant noodles four nights a week. A few weeks after my 21st birthday, I saw pictures of the new convertible he\u2019d bought Claire for her<\/i> 18th. The contrast wasn\u2019t just stark; it was a declaration of my worthlessness to him.<\/p>\n

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Claire, young and needing a maternal figure, clung to Denise like a lifeline. I couldn\u2019t blame her then, but I couldn\u2019t stand the woman who was methodically dismantling our past. As we grew older, the rift widened. When it was time for college, Dad refused to help me financially. \u201cYou need to man up and…<\/p>\n

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