Mis padres me echaron de casa a los diecinueve años porque me negué a interrumpir mi embarazo. Diez años después, regresé en coche con mi hijo, llamé a la misma puerta y, por fin, les conté quién era su padre.

you covering for somebody? Is he married? Twice your age? I said: it’s complicated. I said: but I can’t end this pregnancy. I can’t. And then I said the thing that blew the room apart. I said: and if I do, it won’t just be me it happens to. It’ll be all of us. My father got up so fast his chair went into the wall. He said: don’t play games with us. As long as you live under my roof you live by my rules. He said: either you