When I hear “step parents”, I feel like shooting myself. The utter thought of my step parents puts me on the verge of tears. The number one thing I want in my life is for my parents to love each other like they should. Maybe I wouldn’t be so fucked up if that statement were true. I hate hearing her say “I love you” to my dad. It tears me to pieces. Going to bed every night, I sit in my bed waiting for my mom to burst through my door and say, “I miss you” to my dad. Instead, I get to hear my stepmom snap at me for stupid shit. I get grounded for forgetting to close the shower curtain. She claims she loves me and my sister. That’s a hunk of shit in itself. The way she talks to Gracie makes me want to scream in her face. I wish my dad could see how much it kills me to see him with her. He won’t listen to me though, he treats me like a fucking kid. I know he’s trying to protect me, but it’s annoying as fuck. Sometimes I hear her complaining about her work, and sometimes she bitches at me saying things like “You need to do something, I was working my ass off at a low paying job today”. It’s not my fucking fault that you neglected going to college. I just wish people would understand me, and I’m sure there are so many people out there who feel my pain, that uneasy, gut curling feeling created by unloving, cold-hearted step parents.