Counterfeit

by Kirstin Chen

My mom used to give me that same look, as if she could not quite believe she’d fought this hard for gender equality, only to watch her daughter give it all away. But that’s the thing her generation doesn’t understand. Equality is about having choices, even if my choice isn’t the one she would have made.

to share one’s secrets is to force others to bear your burden; to stay silent is to spare them.