Apr 23, 20209 minWalls Break Down, the Sun Comes InIn this moment, I find myself looking back on a road that almost broke me and amazed that I’m still standing...
Dec 5, 20198 minThe Gift of a Second ChanceWith many, many patients coming his way, my father was highly esteemed—a venerated figure like a god, in fact...
Aug 2, 20198 minStrength in the JourneyMy parents were both originally from the northern region of Vietnam but fled south to escape communist rule...
Jun 5, 20197 minAs Crazy as It Was I can’t remember a time my parents got along. I don’t remember laughing around a kitchen table or a single family-film night...
May 30, 20196 minA Life Not LostMy father was registered as a sex offender. Over time, my father lost all rights to see me, while my mother’s supervised visits were...
May 10, 20198 minA Shadow of MyselfA life without its own identity is nothing but a shadow. It clings to another and hides from the sun...
May 2, 20195 minA Freedom Worth SharingEmotions—my mother’s, specifically—ran our household. If Mom was upset, everyone’s emotional state shifted. My sisters and I walked on...
Apr 12, 20197 minUntil the EndI grew up making mud pies and racing as fast as my little legs could take me on my metal-footed pedal car. That’s what my early life...
Jan 15, 20197 minNo Longer YoursI grew up in Arkansas in the 1970s, always searching for someone to love me like a father. My own passed away when I was just six months...
Oct 3, 20186 minThe Courage to LeaveAfter trying to have a child for fifteen years with no success, my parents had grown desperate and immigrated from Britain to the state...
Jun 12, 20189 minNot Broken YetMy parents fought throughout my whole childhood. The very first memory I have is sitting in a car seat by the front door while my parents...