Status Updates From De straat

I knew it!

They have so much anger, hate, and resentment toward a particular person or people, they the proceed to abuse, betray, and misuse other people as a very dysfunctional way of ‘getting back’ at the actual source of their resentment.

Many characters throughout this book have ‘misplaced resentment,’ if that’s even a thing.

‘…all the years of seeing things she wanted slip past her without her ever having touched them.’

If this man tells her to ‘just be nice’ one more time!

I’m scared that this won’t end well for Bub and Lutie.

this book has me on the edge of my seat ngl

I really love how Petry explores the theme of environment/home and how your emotional and psychological state impacts how you perceive the quality your environment (or lack thereof) and the people in it.

Because the school was in Harlem she knew she wasn’t expected to do any more than this.

This still holds true today.

No Bub!!!!!