My stepdad is a seriously awful person. A drunk, a racist, a sexist, a homophobe, and a transphobe. When I lost my house last year, the reason I chose to tough it out on the streets (until I broke my wrist), was because of him. Last fall when my mom tried to kill herself, was because of the way he acts towards me.
He says the meanest things to me, threatens to throw away my belongings (and has!), has thrown away things that are sentimental to my mom and me. A couple of weeks ago, I got kicked out of the house one night, because my toilet was dirty. It was cold out, and I was barefoot.
I hate him so much. He's been nothing but mean to me since I was a small child. I wish he would drink himself to death. (There's seriously a second refrigerator in the house dedicated to beer, and that doesn't include the four glasses of straight whiskey he drinks every night.)
I just started a job, a great job, five minutes from here. I make good money, but not enough to move out. Besides, coming from having nothing, I'd like to save up some money, proceed with transition stuff, and pay past-due medical bills. So for now, I basically have no choice but to put up with this abuse. I hate this. I wish my life was better.
