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Mom Said I’m Not Her Real Daughter and Kicked Me Out. I Walked Away... The pot roast was cooked perfectly—just like every Sunday dinner for the past twenty‑five years. My mother, Diana, sat at the head of the table, smoothing her napkin with that cold precision she reserved for everything in her life. My father, James, carved the meat in silence. And my younger sister, Emma, typed furiously on her phone, half hiding it behind her designer purse.From the outside, everything looked normal. Peaceful, even. But underneath, the tension hummed like static before a storm.“Sophie.”My mother’s voice sliced through the quiet.“I noticed you’re still working at that little bookstore.”I nodded and took a bite of potato. “Yes. I am.”“When are you going to get a real job?” she pressed. “Emma just got promoted to senior manager at her firm.”The comparison didn’t even sting anymore. Emma—the biological daughter, the golden child—could do no wrong.“I like my job, Mom,” I said softly.“‘Like’ your job?” She dropped her fork with a clang. “You’re twenty‑eight, living in a tiny apartment, working at a bookstore. Do you know how embarrassing it is when people ask about you?"My father stared at his plate as if it held the answers, and Emma kept scrolling, pretending she didn’t hear.“Mom, please—”