My Family Excluded Me From Every Family Reunion For Being “Too Awkward And Embarrassing.” So I Didn’t Invite Them To My Wedding To A Tech Founder. But When My Photo Was On The Cover Of All Business Magazines, They Showed Up At My New Mansion’s Front Door. WAY TOO LATE FOR THAT.
I learned to be invisible long before I understood what loneliness meant. Growing up in Seattle, my family made it clear that I was the one who did not quite fit. While my older brother Jacob excelled at every sport, and my younger sister Victoria charmed everyone she met, I was the awkward one who…