Keeping All the Secrets
Secrets can begin to get heavy and weigh down on you over time. Depending on the severity of the secret, you may end up with feelings of guilt, low self-esteem, or not belonging. Respecting who you are and holding yourself accountable for what you’ve done is part of growing into a mature individual.
This person admits a few secrets he wouldn’t want his parents to find out, and you can understand why. He admits to stealing money out of his mother’s purse and lying about it, a rather small secret. Then, he confesses to being atheists and being treated unfairly by his family for not following in their preferred belief system.