A Truth of Myself
I was born in Surabaya (according to my kids, a long, long, loooong time ago.) I was a perfectly normal kid who collected coins, invented imaginary friends, ate junk food, and wrote stories about people and places that were far more interesting than real life. In grade school I often heard the phrase, “Reyza spends a lot of time talking and daydreaming instead of doing her work.” It wasn’t until the 5 th grade that teachers started saying, “Reyza spends a lot of time talking instead of doing her work, but she comes up with creative stories.” I took that as a green light to continue talking and telling stories. It sure beat the heck out of learning my times tables. In January 2013 I got married and started having kids. Arsya was born in the last month in 2013, followed by Arsy. Yes, I know their names sounds like twin girls. Yes, I did it on purpose. Yes, they’re all mine. Yes, they have the same father. Yes, I know what causes that. With 2 kids, I considered myself a parenti...