The Day I Stopped Asking for a Place at Their Table

My name is Katelyn Rossi.

For much of my life, I believed that if I worked hard enough, helped enough, and remained patient enough, my family would eventually see me differently.

I thought acceptance could be earned.

I thought loyalty would eventually be returned.

Years of experience taught me otherwise.

The summer reunion that I was deliberately excluded from simply made that reality impossible to ignore.

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