When I was 8, my parents nearly got divorced for the first time.They grabbed me by the arms

When I was 8, my parents nearly got divorced for the first time. They grabbed me by the arms, one on each side, and forced me to choose between them. Go with your mother and you won't even be able to afford tutoring. Go with him and you'll starve. I clutched the hem of my shirt, too afraid to say a word. Mom sneered, look at her. Too scared to even speak. She's just like you. Dad gave me a scornful look. Where did she get that lack of sense? No one in my family is this stupid. In the end, they never signed the divorce papers. If it weren't for you, we would have divorced years ago. For the next 10 years, I heard those same words over and over again. Every time, all I could do was apologize. When mom lost her job, she blamed me for costing too much in tutoring fees. When dad failed to get promoted, he blamed me for always getting sick. I grew up believing I was the only thing keeping them trapped in their miserable marriage. Then on my 18th birthday, we went to the county clerk's office. A staff member asked me, do you want your parents to get divorced?#revenge #redditstories #redditreadings #revengestory #reddit_tiktok #askredditstories #relationship #revengereturns #reddit #drama