Thread:Mainframebabe/@comment-32739993-20180208031212/@comment-32739993-20180208054812

I have found that people from the NYC area are very tolerant and accepting of people from other parts of the state. Unfortunately, the reverse is not true. I am not at all surprised that you were treated as different. Growing up, I was very aware that there was a very small and rigid box of acceptable thought, behavior, and appearance. I was about 9 years old when I told my father that I knew I was adopted, about 12 years old when I announced that I was leaving as soon as possible, and 17 when I left. I've never regretted leaving.