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'You see, Dad, it's always been about what you like, what you want-- even at the expense of your own family. I did love Andrew-- but I wasn't ready to get married. That's what-- that's what YOU wanted. And you know what, Dad? I'm not 'Daddy's little girl' anymore.I'm doing things my way, and it feels DAMN GOOD. You know, I have to admit, I used to get butterflies when Triple H would look at me... I didn't want to; I didn't really mean to, but just the way he would stand up to you; he was so... strong, and, and powerful. And he outsmarted you by making business personal. And that's something you know all about, Dad, isn't it-- making business personal. Oh-- oh, you look confused, like you don't remember. I guess it's been a long time-- it's, it's been almost a year since you had me ABDUCTED.You had me locked in a rat-infested basement with no light-- I thought no one was coming for me-- you put me there. YOU put me there. Then you had someone rifle through all of my personal and private things in my bedroom. I didn't know what, what kind of person had been in through all of my PRIVATE things.YOU made them do it; YOU did. But then, the icing on the cake. You had me strapped to a symbol and carried down to this ring to be sacrificed to the Undertaker in a wedding. You did it. I was sacrificed, all right-- at my father's expense-- simply so you could screw Stone Cold Steve Austin. But you know what, Daddy? Like I said a couple of weeks ago on SmackDown-- what goes around, comes around. You hurt me. And what's the best way that I could hurt you back? By marrying the man that you hate the most-- my husband, Triple H-- Hunter Hearst Helmsley.Oh, oh, and by the way! Dad, just so you know-- Triple H really TURNS ME ON!' (During her first heel turn in the WWE when she betrayed then baby face, Vince McMahon and kayfabe married then heel, Triple H)

Vince McMahon#120

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About this quote

What does it mean?
A long emotional speech detailing a family betrayal involving control, kidnapping, and personal growth.
In plain terms
I escaped your control and am now living my own life.
What can you take from it?
Narrate personal growth through past trauma.

Where it applies

  • confrontation
  • breakup
  • therapeutic session

Putting it to work

  • scriptwriting
  • memoir
  • family reconciliation

Questions to consider

  • What happened to you?
  • How do you move forward?

Another view

It mixes personal emotion with serious accusations.

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