It Was Never Your Job

You were the one they called when things fell apart.

You were the mediator between your parents. The translator of your mother's moods. The second parent to your siblings. The one who learned to read a room before you learned to read a book.

They called you mature. Responsible. The easy one.

No one asked if you were okay. Because you were always okay. You had to be.

If this sounds like your childhood, this book was written for you.

It Was Never Your Job is the first book to address the full ex...