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I believe in persevering through adversity. Like many Xennials, I come from a modest background but with a unique twist.

I was born in a Vietnamese family in North Carolina. I remember being only 1 of 3 Southeast Asian students in my school, much less my school district. I can remember being on the receiving end of racism even as a toddler.

As I got older, I still felt like an outsider. I didn’t fit in. I wasn’t comfortable with myself. Between the ages of 12-20 the beginnings of the Internet came together and shaped me and my choices.

I ended up in a mentally and emotionally abusive relationship from the ages of 18-22 (years 2000-2004). I had two abortions in that relationship. I was cyberstalked before it was recognized as an offense by authorities.

I was terrified of being accosted by my ex-boyfriend. I had nightmares for 19 years after our first initial date.

I found my life partner and love, and we married in 2007. We experienced travel, happiness, and sorrow. In 2015, our first child was a stillborn son at 32 weeks gestation.

Today, we are a happy couple in a healthy relationship, working professionally, and loving life in the MidWest with our children and pup.

Even as a member of the 40 Plus Club, I find myself reinventing who I am, and what I want to be.

I’ve been a SAHM. I’m a working mom. I’m a working from home mom trying to juggle the kids, school, work meetings, side bustles. and major projects. I get the anxiety and depression and the imposter syndrome.

I want to share my story with people across the globe. I want them to know that their experiences aren’t singular and that I want to suffer with them. Most of all, I want to be honest and upfront about the mistakes I’ve made in my life, and I know that society can benefit from hearing a raw, hard experience that isn’t always sunshine and butterflies - but at least there will be a rainbow.