
For 9 Years I Ate Food I Hated Because of My Stepsiblings’ Allergies—But My 16th Birthday Changed Everything
When my best friend secretly brought seafood to my 16th birthday dinner, I thought I was about to see someone collapse from an allergic reaction. Instead, I saw the secret that ruined my family forever. I spent nine years of my life eating food I hated. Until my 16th birthday, I thought I didn’t have a choice. It all started when I was seven. My mom married Arnold. He had two kids — Joselyn, who was five then, and Brandon, who was only three. One night, at one of our