There’s No Such Thing as Being Protected from Truth
In Korean culture, as it is with many other cultures, there are certain things that you just aren’t allowed to talk about. The need to “save face” permeates most interactions, even within your own home and family.
An Unlikely Reconciling
Still searching for my mother's love after our darkest hours. *Initially published on Not Safe For Mom Group.
On the Eve of Mother’s Day
I am okay, and simultaneously I will never be okay. For the entirety of my life, I will grieve my mother and I will work to continue to make peace with the mental illness that kept her from me.