The Night I Became a Colonel, My Mother-in-Law Cut My Hair While I Slept—By Morning, I Was Done Obeying Them

That contradiction embarrassed me for a long time.

Eventually, I stopped being embarrassed.

Human beings are complicated.

Competence in one part of life does not automatically create clarity in another.

The important thing was not that I should have known sooner.

The important thing was what I did once I finally knew.

I documented.

I asked for help.