gratitudes, inspiring a friend, fascism in the usa, family of lies photo book, sequin garment | daily me

the author had a difficult relationship with his family… especially his father… but his mother was an authoritarian figure in his life… more so than his father… even so… he was closer to his mother… his parents fought a lot… he was embarrassed to bring friends home… when he told acquaintances about them he made up better parents than he actually had…