“SHE IS MENTALLY INCOMPETENT,” MY DAD SCREAMED IN COURT. I STAYED SILENT. THE JUDGE LEANED FORWARD AND ASKED, “YOU REALLY DON’T KNOW WHO SHE IS?” HIS ATTORNEY FROZE. DAD’S FACE WENT PALE. “WAIT… WHAT?”
My father screamed across the courtroom that I was unstable, mentally incompetent, a drifter with no husband, no career, and a shoebox apartment. His voice was so loud that the …
“SHE IS MENTALLY INCOMPETENT,” MY DAD SCREAMED IN COURT. I STAYED SILENT. THE JUDGE LEANED FORWARD AND ASKED, “YOU REALLY DON’T KNOW WHO SHE IS?” HIS ATTORNEY FROZE. DAD’S FACE WENT PALE. “WAIT… WHAT?” Read More