The Price of Family
Language: en
My cousin earns $500k a year at a top international firm, yet she constantly treats me like her free personal assistant. From picking up her parents' prescriptions to changing lightbulbs in her house, one call from her and I'm expected to drop everything. Afterward, she sends me a measly Venmo of $6.66 or $8.88, calling it a "labor fee" because she "doesn't want me running errands for free." It wasn't even enough for gas. But for the sake of family, I endured it for three whole years. Until Thanksgiving dinner. My uncle praised me for being sensible, but my cousin chimed in with a…