On class, ambition, taste, and the life you thought you were supposed to build.
What You Were Raised to Want is a quiet guided reflection on the things we learn to associate with a good life — money, work, beauty, family, love, respectability, and enough.
These pages aren’t designed to tell you which desires are right or wrong. They’re simply a place to notice where your definitions came from, which ones still fit, and what you might choose if you were allowed to choose again.
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You do not need to arrive at a new life by the last page. You only need to become a little more honest about the one you are building.
