Anna Rowe

Despises) or because I live in another state, that I have no rights to anything at all. I was yelled at for looking at pictures in my dads phone, forbidden to go to the funeral home, and heard from my little brother that he was telling everyone I was there to "raid my dads house"

I have mostly let all this go because no possessions are worth fighting over and I would never try to destabilize my dads family, especially in a time such as that. It hurts because that's not even close to who I am as a person, and the relationship between my dad and I clearly

Was stamped void the second he passed, as if I've never even been part of the family. So I struggle, and it hurts, and I breathe, and I go on. I have nothing, literally nothing that belonged to my father, nor do I have access to anything that he and I shared in our life together.

How can someone be so cold. I'll never understand. I bit my tongue and tried to convince myself that dads brother was just grieving, but after he told my brother I was trying to raid their house, that was about all I could handle. I left for my 12 hour drive home a wreck, and

Heartbroken. My faith in humanity all but shattered. But I'm still here. And he is in my heart. I know this is not how he wanted things and his brother insists there is no will, wont return my texts or calls, and has everyone out there basically ignoring me. I've lost my father

And everything related to him at the hands of a man who barely knows me. I just hope that someday I have access to my little brother again so when he is older I can explain to him that my silence is not of my doing. He is all that's is left of my father. And i miss them both

Terribly. Please dont do this to your family. This is also why I preach to people "make sure you have all the facts before passing judgment, make sure you dont shut people out solely based on what one person tells you." That might just be the last straw they can handle. And its