Punished for My Evil Twin’s Sin

Mom was a parenting influencer with a million followers.

She preached about raising children with freedom and respect for their natural instincts, yet she demanded I score perfect grades.

For every point less than 100%, she'd slap me once.

If I scored 90%, I'd be locked in the basement for ten hours without food.

To control me and my twin sister, Mom had "anti-laziness chips" implanted near our hearts.

If I zoned out for even one minute, my heart would throb with excruciating pain.

But when Bella binge-watched ten episodes of a TV series, Mom said she was just "balancing work and play."