Most of us see our lives as normal —it’s what we know, what we experience, and what shapes us. But normal looks different for everyone. I believed I grew up in a loving, ordinary home. What I didn’t realize was that the love I knew came with conditions. This memoir is a journey through self-discovery, resilience, and the painful realization that true love should never be conditional. Faced with an ultimatum from my parents, I was forced to make a life-altering decision—one that changed the course of my future and the way I understood love, family, and myself.