After No One Showed Up to My Graduation My Mom Asked for $2,100 and I Gave Her a Response She Didn’t Expect

woman named Dr. Okafor who asked questions with the patience of someone who is not in a hurry to reach the answer. In our early sessions, I kept framing the family story as something that had been done to me, which was accurate but incomplete. Over time, with her help, I started to see my own role in it more clearly. Not blame, exactly, but responsibility.continue reading …