Three emails to step-sister on the morning of July 13th, before I threatened my father:
Email #1:
Jul 13th at 5:08 AM
[Name redacted],
I need you to help me. I know you can be strong and stand up to my Dad. Please help me. I can't go on much longer being under his thumb. This is really bad for me. As I said in the first email I wrote to the group tonight, this is a cry for help. I really hope you can respond because I really need you to.
Sincerely,
David
Email #2:
P.S. Just to explain a little more, there's something really weird but also probably understandable that happens when you've been in a psychiatric hospital. People start treating you as if you're crazy, and it makes you crazy when you're not. I am fine mentally most all of the time, but I get treated either like I'm a child or an idiot. My Dad doesn't even realize he's doing it, and all the protesting in the world won't get him to stop. Same with my brother and sister. I need financial independence for my own sanity.
Email #3:
P.P.S. That's not the only problem. Another big problem is just that he's always treated me like shit and wants to continue this financial arrangement until he passes away. I can't explain anymore. Explaining why you deserve to live your own life is just exhausting.