My stepfather scared the shit out of me, not in a 'He might hit me' way - more like 'He might make me go with him to Home Depot for six hours on a Saturday.' It led me to follow his rules, like not listening to Eminem or watching The Simpsons.
On the night of my 14th birthday, after a fight with my mom, my stepdad told me I was going with him alone for ice cream. When my dad called, he forbade me to answer, showing the tension in our dynamic.
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