Three ways culture, society and family keep us ‘in line’ are betrayal, shame and abandonment (Mario Martinez).  After I crossed her personal boundaries, she shamed me, then abandoned me for several months. I don’t know if she also denounced me.

At the time, I felt as though she had discarded me — like clothing that no longer fit her needs — tossed onto the rag heap, like so many other imperfect people.

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Boundaries.”