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Did you want your parent or caregiver involved in your childhood activities?

I wanted my parents to be present at everything; likely in part due to my performance genes (remember how I wanted to be the first Asian Annie?), and partly because the human condition primes us to want what we can’t have.

My parents were undeniably too busy for school field trip…