The Father I Chose
When my parents got divorced, they fought viciously over my younger brother and avoided me as if I were a burden.
In the end, the court placed me with my mother.
My biological father held my brother's hand and watched with satisfaction as Mom slapped me. "Hit him harder! If you kill him, you won't have to support him. Think how much money you'll save!"
My new stepfather walked in, helped me off the floor, and said, "From now on, I'm your dad. Do you understand?"
Years later, I bought my stepfather a luxury car and a beautiful house. Then the biological father who had vanished from my life lay crying in a hospital bed, begging me to save him.
I smiled as I peeled his fingers from my hand