This time she chose a man she had more in common with and he became one of the best friends in my life. They met in Seattle by accident, they fell in love, my mom moved to Nebraska, married my father, gave birth to me and about a year and a half later, it turned out their love was one of those that shine brightly, but not for long.Īs they were coming to a realization that they still respect each other but that what they had was mostly passion, my mom was offered a job in Boston and so she packed our bags and before long, us two girls were making a life in Massachusetts. She was born and raised in Seattle, and had only recently graduated from the University of Washington Department of Architecture when they moved in together. My father owned a huge farm and my mom couldn’t have been less of a farmer if she tried. My name is Emily (well, not really, but you didn’t actually expect me to share my real name anyway, right?) and I was born in a very, very small place in Nebraska.
My mother taught me that it’s polite to always introduce yourself, so here I go.