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“…I was thinking that when she said she was stupid, what she really meant was none of her former skills were transferable to the United States-none, that is, except for being an excellent mother to her nine surviving children.”

“Which would have been more discriminatory, to deprive Lia of the optimal care another child would have received, or to fail to tailor her treatment in such a way that her family would be most likely to comply with it?”

I feel for everyone but especially little Lia

this book is sad and I have to approach in an intentional way

almost done!! was gonna try to finish tonight but it’s just late enough & i’m just far enough away to where i will #wait