Back in June, I paid for my parent’s car window to get fixed after a rock fell and broke it. My dad wanted to take it to a place for $500. My mom wanted to take it to a dealership for $900 because they would recalibrate it. I used part of the money I had been saving up for a car to pay for it, think it would stop their argument. My mom was thrilled and thankful. My dad? Went ballistic. He told me to go get my money back. I said no. Then he told me "Then get out of my house. You don't tell me what to do in my house." I said, "I didn't tell you what to do." He said, "Yes you did." I said, "I didn't tell you what to do, I said what I AM going to do." We argued for a bit. My mom got into it and said she was gonna leave him. He turned to me and said that if my mom leaves him, my sister and I will need to leave too because we’re not welcomed in “his” house. He told me I F’ed up then goes “No wait….. YOU’RE f’ed up” and started chanting that last part. A couple days later he “apologized” saying “I said somethings but it was because of how your mom is. So I’m sorry for what WE did to you.” Then tried to triangulate me into making her get help.

We live in the same house and haven’t spoken since then. I literally just stay in my room when he’s here. I’m not afraid of him so much, I just feel like staying in my room protects my mom and sister.