MY PARENTS WALKED AWAY FROM ME AT THE HOSPITAL WHEN I WAS 13 — MY MOTHER WENT PALE WHEN THE DEAN CALLED MY NAME

that?”

“I don’t know. Part of me wants to tell them to go to hell. Part of me wants them to see what I became despite them. What do you think I should do?”

“It’s your day, honey. Your accomplishment. Whatever you want, I’ll support. But if you ask my opinion, let them come. Let them see exactly what they threw away. Let them see the woman you became continue reading …