They called me “trash boy” because my dad collected garbage — but what I revealed on graduation day shocked them.
I always thought the hardest part of growing up would be homework, crushes, or figuring out what I wanted to do with my life.
I never expected the biggest challenge would be something as simple and cruel as the title other kids gave me—the son of a garbage collector.
A label created by children but carried by me for years, heavier than any…
I always thought the hardest part of growing up would be homework, crushes, or figuring out what I wanted to do with my life.
I never expected the biggest challenge would be something as simple and cruel as the title other kids gave me—the son of a garbage collector.
A label created by children but carried by me for years, heavier than any…
