1988, my grandpa eagerly expects a son before I am born. He gives me a name 元军 meaning "the leading army". A honouring hope for the son continuing generations of kinship from our ancestor, that can not be done by a girl. The disappointment sits under the carpet. I learn to behave well to win applause. Love is something I have to please to deserve. There's no value pursuing the possibilites only available for men. But I don't buy what the tradition wants to indoctrinate me. The greatest power I've seen nurtures from motherhood and femininity. I get to break some reinforced rules, pick my value and carve out my own path.
Year 1. The disappointment sits under the carpet
Year 1. The disappointment sits under the…
Year 1. The disappointment sits under the carpet
1988, my grandpa eagerly expects a son before I am born. He gives me a name 元军 meaning "the leading army". A honouring hope for the son continuing generations of kinship from our ancestor, that can not be done by a girl. The disappointment sits under the carpet. I learn to behave well to win applause. Love is something I have to please to deserve. There's no value pursuing the possibilites only available for men. But I don't buy what the tradition wants to indoctrinate me. The greatest power I've seen nurtures from motherhood and femininity. I get to break some reinforced rules, pick my value and carve out my own path.