Growing up as the alienated child and being given nothing but a scolding every time you complain about child favoritism breeds resentment. Children should not be treated as Kentucky Derby competitive race horses on which parents place their life savings. At the end of the day, DNA doesn’t equate to love—but it sure as heck feels bad when the person who brought you into the world gives you no tools to get started, while your half-siste,r who is nearly 10 years your senior gets everything handed to her on a silver platter. Things could always be worse, but sticking around to witness the continued favoritism sounds like an awful plan—so you get gone, instead.

The 26-year-old woman in this next story does exactly that, and for good reason. Her now-34-year-old sister, after 20+ years of clearly being the parental favorite, is back for vengeance. This time, the woman’s half-sister decides to try and hijack her new home… and the woman moves house while he parents and half-sister are away. Scroll to read.