"My parents had me when they were extremely young, 20 and 21 years old. I was grown and out of my mom’s house well before she even turned forty. Now, as a 43-year-old parent to a 9 and 6-year-old, I appreciate the struggles they went through—especially my mom—to raise me so much more. Coincidentally, they both have extremely rare autoimmune diseases. My mom has Scleroderma and my dad has Pemphigus…
