Parents Abandon Daughter For Being ‘Worthless,’ Regret It When Uncle Shows Up

On The Doorstep

Cassandra couldn’t believe it. After all this time, the people who had hurt her the most and abandoned her were right on her doorstep, begging for her to come home.

Tears burned behind her eyes. For years, they haunted her worst nightmares, and she hoped she would never see them again.

There was no way she’d give them what they wanted.

Convinced

When her parents left her at just eight years old, she was convinced that nothing else could ever hurt as much.

She spent her entire childhood heartbroken about the fact that her family never truly cared.

The only person she had in her younger years was Trevor, her uncle. But one day, someone unexpectedly knocked on her front door.

The Knock

That day was supposed to be like any other. Cassandra was in her mid-twenties at the time, and she was expecting her first child with her husband, Justin. When she heard the knock on her front door, she was confused.

She wasn’t expecting any guests. Assuming that it was a neighbor, she went to open the door.

But when she saw her mother’s face, her stomach dropped.

A Question

She hadn’t seen her family since the day Trevor signed the adoption papers. She couldn’t help but wonder why on earth they were on her front porch. “Cassie, could we come in?” Her mother asked.

She was stunned. Was it possible that they wanted to apologize for what they had done?

But unfortunately for Cassandra, they were there for all the wrong reasons.

Tears

Wordlessly, the young woman stepped out of the way and let her mother, father, and older brother walk through the front door. Tears were already burning behind her eyes. She had no idea why they were there.

Her family walked into the unfamiliar home and took a seat on the couch.

Cassandra’s stomach twisted into a tight knot. What did they want?

Sweaty Palms

A thick tension hung in the air. Her mother, Elsa, didn’t say anything at first. “Can I get you guys something to drink?” The young woman asked, her voice cracking.

After receiving a short nod from her father, she headed into the kitchen to grab three bottles of water.

Her palms were sweaty with nerves. What would come from their surprise visit?

Surprised

She handed the bottles to the family she once knew. Looking at her brother, she realized how alike they looked. “Okay, I think we should get right down to business,” Her mother said, which surprised her.

“We’re here to talk to you about something,” Her mother said in her usual, harsh tone. She swallowed thickly.

She didn’t know what to expect, but that was when her mother said something she would never forget.

Cassandra Newman

Growing up, life was never easy for Cassandra Newman. Raised in the heart of Mississippi, the young girl lived with her mother, Elsa, her father, Thomas, and her older brother, Malcolm.

Although their family seemed perfect from the outside, they were far from it.

You see, Cassandra’s parents had an issue, and they never chose to hide it.

Boys

Elsa and Thomas had always said they wanted children, but they specifically wanted two boys. Malcolm was their pride and joy, and when Elsa fell pregnant with Cassandra, her doctor made a terrible mistake.

“Congratulations,” Dr. Evans said, “It’s a baby boy.” But he was mistaken.

Elsa and Thomas couldn’t wait to meet their second son, but when they learned the truth, they were devastated.

Everything In Their Power

In those nine months, they did everything in their power to prepare for the arrival of their little boy.

But when Elsa finally gave birth, they were beyond distraught that the doctor had it all wrong.

The baby boy was a little baby girl. Elsa and Thomas were deeply disappointed by this revelation, and they never truly let it go.

Complaints

For all her life, Elsa heard her parents cry and complain about the fact that they had a daughter they never asked for. “I prayed every day for another boy, but for some reason, God gave me you. I’ve always wondered why,” Her mother would say.

They treated Malcolm like a prince, while Cassandra was treated like a major disappointment.

Having grown up like that, she’d always thought this was normal until she met her uncle, Trevor.

The Uncle

Trevor was Elsa’s younger brother, and he’d spent years working in the UK. When he finally returned to Mississippi, he decided to pay his sister a visit.

When he saw how his sister and brother-in-law treated the little girl, he was beside himself. He’d never seen anything like that before.

“Do they always speak to you like that?” He asked. He was astonished when the little eight-year-old girl nodded.

Unbelievable

He couldn’t believe that his sister would treat her own daughter like that. When he tried to talk to Elsa about it, she began to cry. “I just don’t love her. She isn’t what I wanted,” She admitted.

That was when Trevor realized that he had to do something to save the young girl from her family.

When he suggested adopting her, Elsa and Thomas didn’t think twice before they said yes.

Going Away

The day Trevor drove Cassandra away from her childhood home, she couldn’t help but sob in the car.

She felt utterly alone and abandoned by the people who were supposed to love and protect her.

That day, Trevor took her home and promised to take care of her and help her no matter what. And before she knew it, months had passed.

Tough

The first few months were tough, but Cassandra was surprised to learn what it felt like to have a parent who truly cared about her. Trevor did everything in his power to make her as comfortable as possible.

Eventually, she began warming up to Trevor, and she even grew quite close to him. He moved her to the best school in town.

“I want you to make a success of yourself,” He said.

Working Hard

And that was exactly what she did. Throughout high school, she got straight As and got accepted into a university for mechanical engineering, and it was all thanks to Trevor.

He was there through all of it, holding her hand and helping her become a successful young woman.

Over the course of those few years, she never received so much as a call or an email from her family.

By Her Side

The day she graduated from university was one of the happiest days of her life. She had Trevor by her side, along with Justin, the boy she had fallen in love with over the years.

That was the day Justin proposed, and of course, she said yes. Although she hadn’t seen her family in years, she knew that it didn’t matter.

All that mattered was having Trevor and Justin by her side.

She Wondered

Trevor was the only one of Cassandra’s family members at their wedding. She wondered if her mother and father even knew that she was getting married. She kept reminding herself that they didn’t matter.

Right after the wedding, the pair got themselves a nice place in the suburbs close to Cassandra’s work.

As the years passed, she became an extremely successful engineer in Mississippi. Soon, she fell pregnant, too.

The Article

One day, a journalist came knocking on her office door. They wanted to do an interview for the paper. Of course, she said yes. But she had no idea that the wrong person would see her article just a week later.

She was over the moon to see her face in the paper. The article spoke about her terrible upbringing in her childhood home and how she became a major success.

But it also mentioned her pregnancy. She had no idea what would come of it.

A Casual Day

It was a casual Saturday afternoon at Cassandra and Justin’s home. They had just eaten lunch when she heard a knock on their front door.

She wasn’t expecting any guests. Assuming that it was a neighbor, she went to open the door.

But when she saw her mother’s face, her stomach dropped.

They Were There

She couldn’t believe that her mother, father, and brother were all right there, standing right in front of her.

The last time she saw them, she was eight years old, and they didn’t even bother saying goodbye.

Wordlessly, she opened the door and let them step inside, but she had no idea what would happen next. It was anything but a friendly visit.

Tension

The three strangers took a seat on the couch. A thick tension hung in the air. Her mother, Elsa, didn’t say anything at first. “Can I get you guys something to drink?” The young woman asked, her voice cracking.

After receiving a short nod from her father, she headed into the kitchen to grab three bottles of water.

Her palms were sweaty with nerves. What would come from their surprise visit?

Down To Business

She handed them the bottles. Looking at her brother, she realized how alike they looked. “Okay, I think we should get right down to business,” Her mother said, which surprised her.

“We’re here to talk to you about something,” Her mother said in her usual, harsh tone. She swallowed thickly.

She didn’t know what to expect, but that was when her mother said something she would never forget.

Fantasized

Cassandra had fantasized about this moment many times before. She always wondered what would happen if she saw her family again. She often daydreamed about her mother apologizing for what she had done.

But now they were right there, in front of her, speaking to her for the first time in nearly two decades.

“We saw your story in the news,” Her mother began.

An Explanation

The young woman let out a breath she didn’t know she was holding. “We have wanted to become grandparents for many years now, but Malcolm over here has trouble settling down,” Elsa said.

Cassandra was confused. This certainly didn’t sound like an apology.

“We want you to come home. We want to be grandparents, and we’ve found ourselves in immense debt,” the woman said in that same stern tone from years ago.

Dumbfounded

Cassandra was beyond dumbfounded. Had her family come to find her just to have her child and to ask for money? She couldn’t believe it. They weren’t really there because they cared at all.

At first, she stared with wide eyes, but after a second, a smile broke out across her face.

She couldn’t help it as she laughed in her mother’s face.

Laughing

For her entire childhood, she wished her parents would love her and accept her. But here she was, and all they wanted was her money and her child. It was all so ridiculous.

Elsa stared, beyond confused, as her daughter sat before her, laughing hysterically.

“Why are you laughing?” The old woman asked, astonished by her daughter’s behavior.

Letting It Out

Cassandra shook her head and sat up in her seat, staring her mother right in the eyes. “For years, you told me that I was worthless to you. You let another person adopt me and never spoke to me again,” She started.

She could see her brother cringing behind Elsa. It was obvious that he was the only one who understood the gravity of the situation.

“Now you want my money without an apology.”

Get Out

Elsa looked down at her hands, ashamed of her daughter’s words. Was it possible that she was finally hearing her out? Tears sprung to the woman’s eyes.

“I want you out of my house. Never come back,” Cassandra said and arose from her seat.

That was when her mother began begging for her forgiveness. But it was all just a little too late. “Get out.”

She Moved On

Cassandra watched her family leave in tears. Her mother and father said sorry multiple times, but she didn’t care anymore. For so long, she spent so much time worrying about her family.

But now she didn’t care anymore. As far as she was concerned, they were dead to her. From that day on, she learned how to move on.

Long gone were the days of caring about people who never cared about her.