Seeing me run ragged, she suggested putting a tracker in her watch. It was a way for her to walk home alone while letting me keep tabs on her whereabouts.
When she got her first cell phone in middle school, the habit just stuck. I never thought it would be used against me as evidence of my so-called control over her life.
I agreed to take off the tracker but still pressed her to attend her classes.
With the national competition approaching, I couldn't let her miss out because of ignorance.
She eventually won the competition and got a shot at the entertainment industry.
She was on the cusp of realizing her dreams, stepping into the limelight.
Watching her shine among the rising stars, I couldn't have been prouder.
But then, during a live interview, she claimed she wanted to "find herself" and exposed me as manipulative.
She labeled me the most terrifying person she knew.
She accused me of planting a tracker on her phone to monitor her every move.
She claimed I had driven her father away for my own selfish reasons, subjecting her to ridicule.
She insisted that my pushing her into dance was all about fulfilling my own dreams, completely disregarding her true desires.