I get many requests to write about WASP culture and my family’s values. Perhaps this is because I find my family endlessly interesting, and I write about them with particular enthusiasm and that comes across to the reader. Perhaps it is because class is somehow more taboo even than sex; I sometimes get a greater thrill of transgression in writing about the family than I do in reciting a doleful litany of sordid escapades.
I'm someone who was taught to blend (or, if anything, to be overdressed), but I suppose in cases like this, it is best to explain the situation, and then let the individual choose what they would like to do. It's a challenging separation, given how trained I am for a certain type of social conformity, I assume that others want the same.
I'm someone who was taught to blend (or, if anything, to be overdressed), but I suppose in cases like this, it is best to explain the situation, and then let the individual choose what they would like to do. It's a challenging separation, given how trained I am for a certain type of social conformity, I assume that others want the same.