My Parents Canceled My Graduation Celebration Because My Brother’s Trip Fell Through

opportunity and that I should try to have a little empathy.

That word. I had to hold very still for a moment after she said it.

Empathy was the word they had been using to manage me my entire life. When Brandon failed a class, I was told not to mention my own grades because it would make him feel bad and empathy meant understanding how that felt. When continue reading …