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[quote=Anonymous]I got in a fight with my dad when I was in high school and it all came tumbling out.  My dad was jealous of me as an infant because I took my mother's attention from him.  He's always been an only child and had never had to share before.  She admitted that she couldn't leave me with him as a baby because he'd put me in my crib, close the door and let me scream.  He had zero interest in me.  He never wanted me, despite being a planned pregnancy.

My brother came along a few years later--a boy who was athletic like him. He used my brother to live out all his dreams of being a star athlete.  He was dotted on always.

I was bookish and smart, but not athletic, on top of being a girl.  He wanted nothing to do with me.  My mom protected me somewhat, but also wanted my father's favor and enjoyed the loving "family" that they made without me.

Growing up I didn't know why I was overlooked and ignored, so I'd act out to try to get attention.  I didn't know why I was treated the way I was.  They pretended that it was all in my head and if I was just "better" I'd be loved like my brother.  Yeah.  That was crap.[/quote]

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