My mom wanted me to be white. I think my dad did too without knowing that that was what he was doing. She would remind me to fit in, even comparing Persians to Mexicans. “The difference is that Persians adapt to the culture, Mexicans keep their culture and refuse to change…
There is a frustration that I’ve dealt with for over ten years. I’d say it’s a pet peeve but this is much more than that…
I don’t drink. Never have and never will. But as I try and unpack the last two weeks I’ve begun to see something I hadn’t seen before, or refused to see, I come from an alcoholic family. And it’s slowly killing us.
Do I dareDisturb the universe…
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