Walls Break Down, the Sun Comes In
In this moment, I find myself looking back on a road that almost broke me and amazed that I’m still standing...
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- Dec 5, 2019
- 8 min
The Gift of a Second Chance
With many, many patients coming his way, my father was highly esteemed—a venerated figure like a god, in fact...
- Aug 2, 2019
- 8 min
Strength in the Journey
My parents were both originally from the northern region of Vietnam but fled south to escape communist rule...
- Jun 5, 2019
- 7 min
As 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, 2019
- 6 min
A Life Not Lost
My 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, 2019
- 8 min
A Shadow of Myself
A life without its own identity is nothing but a shadow. It clings to another and hides from the sun...
- May 2, 2019
- 5 min
A Freedom Worth Sharing
Emotions—my mother’s, specifically—ran our household. If Mom was upset, everyone’s emotional state shifted. My sisters and I walked on...
- Apr 12, 2019
- 7 min
Until the End
I 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, 2019
- 7 min
No Longer Yours
I 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, 2018
- 6 min
The Courage to Leave
After 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, 2018
- 9 min
Not Broken Yet
My 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...
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