I've always adored my big sister Shari
she was pretty smart and everything I
wanted to be when I grew up and
fortunately I didn't see her very often
because she moved out when I was just a
kid
the only time she would come and visit
was on special days like Christmas or my
birthday then she'd always bring
presents and play with me but when I was
13 everything changed it was in the
middle of the night when I woke up
because my parents were arguing with
Shari I wanted to know was going on and
opened my door so I could hear them
better but what I heard next took me by
complete surprise
my sister Shari yelled you're not her
mom I am shocked for a few seconds but
then I immediately ran downstairs and
I'll never forget the look on their
faces when they realized that I had
heard everything it was really awkward
at first but then Shari and I sat down
and she told me the whole truth it
turned out my mom was actually my
grandmother and Shari was actually my
mom she got pregnant with me when she
was just 14 she was dating a boy she
really loved and she thought they would
stay together forever but when she found
out she was pregnant and he dumped her
and his parents moved away she also said
she really wanted to keep me but she was
still a kid herself so when mom offered
to look after me she agreed
Shari went to stay with her aunt until I
was born and her mom pretended she was
pregnant so when I was born everyone
thought I was hers Shari said she'd
always planned on getting me back one
day but there was always a reason why
mom when it let her tell me the truth my
sister finished her education and got a
job as a nurse she asked my mom if I
could live with her but my mom said it
would be too difficult for me now
because I was already settled in that's
why she stopped coming to see me she
said it was too painful to hear me call
someone else mom it was hard for me to
deal with everything at first my mom
tried to explain her side of the story
but I didn't know what to think
my whole family had been lying to me my
entire life
but one side had some time to think
about it I realized that they were only
doing their best I wish they hadn't lied
to me but I understand why it was easier
to pretend my grandma was my mom it gave
my sister a chance to graduate and build
a life instead of being a teenage single
mom
now the truth is out I still live with
my mom and dad and I can't get used to
calling them anything else they were the
ones who brought me up but I see a lot
more of sherry and she's an even crueler
mom than she was a big sister she gives
me advice on boys helps me with my
makeup and takes me shopping for gloves
I think I'm really lucky to have two
moms who care about me