[He smiles, a tiny wince in it. He wishes that his mother had been able to see it that way, sometimes, but she hadn't.] Motherhood is excruciating and terrifying and difficult. Or so I've observed. My mother wanted everything to be softer than it was, I think. And maybe she felt pressured to have kids; there weren't a lot of options for women when I was a kid.

What do people do if they find out what you are?