No Free House
"Chloe, we truly can't come up with the $90,000 down payment for the new house right now. Could we wait until after you graduate from college..."
She smiled and said that was fine.
Then she turned around and posted a long essay online, attaching a secretly taken photo of my back while I was upset.
The headline read: "My Mother Is Severely Mentally Ill."
Tens of thousands of comments flooded in: "Protect this girl," "Run while you can," and "Call the police."
The story exploded online, and I lost my job.
Someone splashed red paint across my front door. Banners calling me an abusive mother, a psycho, and a monster covered the walls.