Prompt: Reflect on a time when you or someone you know had to choose between fitting in and staying true to their identity; what was gained or lost in that experience?

 My step mother told me a story once before about how she had to force herself to fit in the older she got. My step mother is from St. Croix, meaning she had a very strong accent and way of living. When she was younger she moved to Maryland. Upon arrival, she told us about how she got bullied for her accent and became self conscious. Sooner or later, every morning and night, she had to practice "speaking like everyone else." Others indeed did stop bullying her , but she lost apart of who she was.