Dinner Turned Awkward When My Sister’s Boyfriend Mocked Me—So I Ended It With One Tap

anymore.”

I’d worked for years to soften my accent after a college professor told me it made me sound “provincial.” Apparently I’d failed.

“Claire’s from a small town,” my mother explained unnecessarily. “We’re New Jersey people, but she was born when we were living in Pennsylvania temporarily.”

“Nothing wrong with small-town roots,” Brandon said magnanimously.continue reading …