Sick Daughter Is Only an IOU

Summary

Since I was a child, I've known that my parents were my biggest creditors. They were the ones I'd never be able to pay back.

When I brought home a perfect report card, my father would scowl. "That's what you're supposed to do," he'd bark. "Don't get cocky."

If I did poorly, my mother would scream. "You're a waste of food! We're raising a parasite for nothing!"

When I started college, they made me sign a formal IOU for every cent. Four years, fifty thousand dollars. I had to pay it back with i