http://disqus.com/by/jrayryan/enSat, 11 Jul 2020 15:42:45 -0000https://cupcakesandcashmere.com/motherhood/how-microaggressions-made-my-dream-of-living-in-suburbia-impossible#comment-4988325300<p>Hi, I was wondering why you described your parents as Vietnamese immigrants at the beginning of the essay and then later described your dad as white?</p><p>I am sorry you experienced so many incidents that made you question your right to be in that town. And I think it is valid to imagine your daughter's experiences with intolerance in the future. I also see your in-laws' sadness that you would move away due to these issues and their disbelief that your experiences are reflective of the entire town. I am biracial as well and very thankful my family, like your mother, left their home country (also full of racism, social classes, and intolerant people) and faced macro-aggressions and racism head-on in America so I could pick and choose what micro-aggressions are bothering me and what I can rise above. There is no one correct path but luckily, few wrong ones as well, and as a mother, you must follow your instincts. I wish you and your fam only the best in the choice you made and hope you find peace and security in your new city.</p>jrayryanSat, 11 Jul 2020 15:42:45 -0000http://grantbrunner.com/post/167196277#comment-15182503<p>Isn't twitter one of your outlets? Why'd you pick that?</p>jrayryanFri, 21 Aug 2009 01:17:48 -0000