
Mind Boxes
What is “normal”? Normal implies that something has happened over and over again and is now commonplace. “Normal” implies that there is an established and expected order to things. “Normal” functions under the assumption that anyone coming behind those from before can follow and maintain the patterns that make things well, normal. “Normal” implies that a shared […]

Jack of All Trades, Master of None
In a Caribbean household, you are always expected to, for lack of a better phrase, “do the most”. You have to know how to cook a full five-course meal AND clean up all on your own from age five. You are expected to make straight A’s every quarter (and you better not try to convince […]