Keeping It Real in 2023
Last week I kept seeing an ad in my Facebook feed for a t-shirt that said, “Be real not perfect.” Each time I saw it, I thought a little bit harder and a little bit deeper about what those words were really saying. I grew up with a mother who expected perfection, perfection in everything and from everyone around her. As I child, it was in my best interest to do everything within my power to fulfill those expectations. In…