a sunset on the highway in Jharkhand, India.

Growing Realizations Of A First-Gen

It’s not easy, but it’s beautifully worth it.

Sheeta Verma
5 min readJul 9, 2022

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I fought a lot of battles with my parents. While I was growing up, they were growing up with me. That’s the trade off when your parents move from one side of the world to the other, they’re learning and growing while raising their kids the best they can. I always had to fight to explain basic concepts to my parents or ask for…

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Sheeta Verma

Twitter: @sheetaverma • Fibromyalgia Warrior 💜 • first gen Indian-American