My name is Jenna, and I am 19 years old. My mom left when I was born. My dad wasn\u2019t in the picture either. He and my mom split up before I was born, and he never made too much effort to be a part of my life. He has another family now, and we don\u2019t meet often.
I lived with my grandma, my father\u2019s mom. She always told me that my mom didn\u2019t want me and that she chose to leave me behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grandma was always the only family I had. When she died, she left me her house and all her savings. Soon, my phone flooded with angry messages from my stepsiblings, demanding I split it all. I wasn\u2019t going to listen to them until my dad came, and instead of asking for money, he confessed the real reason my mom left. It wasn\u2019t because she didn\u2019t want me. According to him, Grandma had interfered. She had convinced her that she wouldn\u2019t be able to raise me alone, without a father. She told her that her whole life would be ruined and that there would be no future for her with a baby on her hands. She pressured her into stepping away so she could work and build her life, aka \u201cfor her own good.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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