“My younger sister passed away last year from an unexpected stroke. So I’m raising both my daughter and my niece. In our culture, it’s an automatic. It just kicks in. She belongs to me now. I’m a single mother so it’s not easy. There are definitely months when I add up..."
CLERK [while ringing me up, at the local market]: Out doing women's work, today?
ME: Hell no. My partner is a chemical engineer. She literally stops explosions and saves lives. I would never want that stress or responsibility. I'm not tough enough for women's work.
CLERK: 😳