My parents forced me to cook and clean all weekend for my sister’s party with 50 guests.

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“So here is my rule,” I said. “Do not come to my apartment uninvited again. Do not call my workplace. Do not use my name to impress anyone. And do not ask me to repair what you damaged.”

Her eyes widened. “You would cut off your own family?”

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