“As the kids of immigrants, we always have to think about that whole ‘I am my ancestors’ wildest dreams’ thing. I know my parents made sacrifices, but I also don’t understand their choices. Like, uprooting their lives three times for me and my sister’s schooling. And my dad gives so much money to his abusive brother, who we have to pretend isn’t a narcissist and psychopath because he’s the firstborn or some shit. There’s so much that goes into the collectivist mind-set, considering the good of the whole before prioritizing yourself, but sometimes it’s like, give it a rest already. Just set a
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