My mom is actually wonderful, one of the best people I’ve ever known. But her family denied and covered up her mental illness throughout my childhood and I will never know why. Especially because she could have had an absolutely normal life if she was diagnosed before suffering multiple decades of hell. She was…

I went through a period starting around 5 where I only wanted to wear frilly dresses every single day. If my mom tried to get me to wear something I thought was boyish I’d through a fit and scream bloody murder. It was just a phase though.