Would My Mother Have Chosen Me If She Knew I Was Gay?
My mother once wanted me to be straight. Years later, I asked myself a much more frightening question: If she’d known I would be gay before I was born, would she have chosen me at all? Would My Mother Have Chosen Me If She Knew I Was Gay? In 1997, I was living alone...
Why Forgiving Yourself Can Be Harder Than Forgiving Others
Forgiving my mother turned out to be easier than forgiving the younger version of myself who fought with her. I didn’t discover that until she was gone. Why Forgiving Yourself Can Be Harder Than Forgiving Others I spent a substantial portion of my younger life blaming...
I Lied About My Age for Decades. Here’s What It Taught Me
For years, I was eleven years younger than I actually was. Not emotionally. Legally. I had the driver’s license to prove it. I Lied About My Age for Decades. Here’s What It Taught Me I have always believed age is somewhat negotiable. Apparently, at one point, I...