The Truth about Identity
Identity. It's a loaded word when you think about what it entails; there are so many layers to it. Your personal identity includes the way you see yourself, and it's intertwined with your self-image . It is important to each of us because it affects the way we feel about ourselves and how we behave in challenging situations. I'm writing this post because I've been thinking about my identity a lot, especially in the context of my husband, Mat's, over the past few months. Mat requested I get him the African Ancestry genetic test for Christmas when I asked what he wanted a few months ago. He knows his parents moved here from Jamaica when they were young, but he doesn't know where his forefathers came from . I've thought about identity a lot ever since I met him because I was falling in love with someone who wasn't Indian. I was worried that marrying someone who wasn't Indian would make me lose my culture. Instead, I've noticed that i...