2020-13
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I also understood why my mom wasn't into processing her feelings, and how she was taught to just get over tragedy. To survive, she had to belive things like depression and alergies were a choice. In a culture entrenched in wartime, those who chose to be unhappy or to refuse gluten didn't last long.
My dad would sometimes say things to my mom like, "Devil, get away, for I am God's property!"
