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It’s actually how well we’ve made sense of our experiences with our own parents and how sensitive we are to our children that most powerfully influence our relationship with our kids, and therefore how well they thrive.
“Who was going to raise 12 million children? That was what I suddenly wanted to know....Who was teaching 12 million children how to swim.....Who will tell 12 million bedtime stories....Who will wake in the night in response to 12 million nightmares....Well, as it turns out, no one. Or very few. There aren't enough adults to go around."
There is No Me Without You”
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There is No Me Without You”
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“So how does it happen that -- while most people instinctively try to save themselves and their families from a catastrophe -- a few slow down, look back, and suddenly reach out to strangers? Instead of fleeing in the opposite direction, a few wade into the rising waters to try to yank the drowning onto higher land. ... In the coming months and years, I would learn that -- just as there is no blood test to identify who will jump into the fray -- there is no simple biographical arc either. No resume can predict why this man or woman, at a safe remove from crisis, suddenly announces, "This is my fight.”
― There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children
― There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children
Jessica’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jessica’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
328 books
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158 friends
1,091 books
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91 friends
1,066 books
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29 friends
519 books
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154 friends
727 books
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163 friends
75 books
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61 friends
549 books
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199 friends
196 books
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47 friends
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