There was never a moment where Brittany said she didn't want to talk to her dad again. She just stopped answering his calls, then moved to Virginia for grad school, and the distance made the silence permanent. It lasted almost fifteen years. She says estrangement was never really freedom, because you carry it with you the whole time.
She Stopped Answering His Calls and the Silence Lasted Almost Fifteen Years
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