“One believes things because one has been conditioned to believe them.” – Adlous Huxley, Brave New World [Goodreads] Am I my parents’ daughter? What does that even mean?  Rewriting the Narrative Being my parents' daughter meant Following in my father's footsteps,While being the threads That held my family together. It meant believing in my parents’ beliefs, And acting in a way that they saw fit.Conformity to a traditional mindset, Even if it made me bitter and unhappy. But, it does not mean that anymore. Not to me, anyway. I am my father’s way of thinking, my mother’s way of loving. Standing alone, one without the other,Afraid of the thoughts of…