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Writing this column has not only forced me to confront one of the most private things in my life but also to do it in view of the whole fucking school. It’s like getting naked in public every week — everybody can see everything.
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In terms of resources, it’s probably safe to say that UC Berkeley is better. But in terms of own experience, I flip flop. My loyalty feels torn between here and there.
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So there it was — no one really gave a shit about my face shape. They were scared about me — gasp — looking like a boy.
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While a week of lexical ambiguity was just kind of annoying, it raised a larger question that had been bugging me lately: Where is my home?
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To be honest, I don’t feel like I fit in in Latinx/Chicanx spaces. Not because people aren’t welcoming or supportive, but because I feel like I don’t belong there.
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It might not seem so bad for people with normal brains, but for me, this is a time-consuming, expensive and stressful process.
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College is an institution that stops me from becoming totally independent, since I still get some support from my parents and school programs.
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Almost all transfers feel the pressure of only having two years at UC Berkeley, but I didn’t have a chance to get settled in at junior college either.
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On the whole, my experience with ADHD has been a doctor giving me some medication and letting me figure out the rest on my own.
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Though I don’t feel like I’m unusual, the fact that I don’t perfectly fall into easy classifications suddenly throws other people off.
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