When I was a little girl, I often wondered about hungry people. I had heard about them. My mom told me,” People are starving all over the world.” Where were they? What were they doing? During my sophomore year in college, I moved off-campus—in an attempt to save money. I would not have to pay […]
Are you present in your child’s life, but really absent? Are there ways you share space with your child, but lack the ability to connect with them? I have a cousin in Los Angeles who says, “It’s hard out here in these streets!” Well, cuz, I’d say it’s hard out here–in these homes, too. Our
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“I’m bored!” Those were two words my brother and I learned not to say at our house when we were kids. The first time I said it, my mom told me to read a book. The second time–which was the last time–I was handed a dust cloth! I was taught if I couldn’t find something