Status Updates From American Wife

Was this what marriage was, the slow process of getting to know another individual far better than was advisable?

I couldn't have imagined at the time that the applause was the moment of my greatest professional achievement. It was the most public recognition I ever received for being myself rather than an extension of someone else or for being a symbol. A few teachers clapping is a humble triumph, but it touched me. In years since, I have received great quantities of attention, and I have never enjoyed it a fraction as much.