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Becoming
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I look back on the discomfort of that moment now and recognize the more universal challenge of squaring who you are with where you come from and where you want to go. I also realize that I was a long way, still, from finding my voice.
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”
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“Breathe properly. Stay curious. And eat your beets.”
― Jitterbug Perfume
― Jitterbug Perfume
“In teaching your child, do not forget that suffering is good too. It makes a person rich in character.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.”
― The Complete Essays
― The Complete Essays
“Children can’t learn antiracism if they don’t have the practice of observing, naming, and discussing race in their tool kit.”
― Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America
― Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America
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