On New Year’s Eve, My Parents Shut Down My Proposal, Saying “You Don’t Deserve To Carry The Family…”
On New Year’s Eve, my parents shut down my proposal, saying, “You don’t deserve to carry the family name and your brother should marry first. So, I cut them off and moved on until years later.” A hospital confession revealed why I was only kept alive.
Hey, Reddit.
Growing up, my parents made it pretty clear I was the backup kid. I didn’t fight it.
I just built my own life and walked away.
I thought that would be the end of it.
Turns out they had other plans.
Before I get into all that, I need to start at the beginning.
I’m Joey. I’m 23.
I work full-time, keep my head down, pay my bills, and don’t ask my parents for anything. I have an identical twin brother named Ross.
Identical on paper only.
Our faces matched. Our builds didn’t.
Growing up, you wouldn’t guess we came from the same house if you watched how we were treated.
Ross is taller than me, broader, athletic, the kind of guy adults naturally pat on the back. Teachers loved him.
Coaches loved him.
My parents, Walter and Lizzy, built their whole identity around him early on. He wasn’t just their son.
He was their investment.
I was the extra part that came with the package.
I’m not quiet or timid. Never was.
I noticed things early and I didn’t pretend not to.
I use humor when things get uncomfortable, and my parents hated that. They prefer silence and compliance. They called my attitude difficult.
Ross didn’t have an attitude.
What happened next changed everything… FULL STORY on the next page.
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