The Rules Before Me: The Rules Behind Me

• The rules by which I would live were formed prior to my existence.
• When I was born, they were all invisible to me.
• I obeyed all invisible rules because I had a category for them: normal.
• When the rules became visible to me, I had choice.
• Rules do not become visible without resistence.
• The choice I had was not a fair choice.
• Social systems correct rule breakers.
• I am passing along invisible rules to my children.
• They believe these are normal.
• Sometimes, they name a rule as something other than normal.
• It feels like an accusation.
• It breaks a rule.
• I must be willing to rerule.