“You didn’t destroy anything, Mom. He did all of this by himself.”
The second those words left my mouth, I realized how many years I had spent making excuses for Brandon.
Whenever he became controlling, I told myself he was stressed from work.
When he complained about my mother, I convinced myself he just needed more personal space.
When he wasted money, I told myself he was simply enjoying the rewards of working hard.
When he handed our money to his relatives, I told myself he was just being a
