“Stay Home — It’ll Be Easier.” My Parents Celebrated My Twin’s 25th Birthday And Left Me Out

truths. Harper was the smooth surface. I was the one with edges. And families, when they choose, will always protect their smooth surfaces at the expense of their edges, because smooth surfaces are easier to maintain.

What I was also understanding—sitting in my car outside my building, not yet ready to go upstairs—was that I had participated in this.continue reading …