she didn’t want to be a parent anymore

“The summer before ninth grade my mom decided she didn’t want to be a parent anymore, even though I had two younger siblings that were six and four years old.”

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My concept of racism

“My concept of racism was that it had ended years before and that in the 1980s it didn’t exist. Anger for the ignorance overwhelmed me.”

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Strangers beyond any further connection

We all live behind white picket fences, right? Or at least we think everyone else does. We all believe that everyone else lives a sheltered life and that ours is the only one screwed up, right? A few years ago, I went back to college to learn Spanish. One of…

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My presentation at the Vacaville Rotary today

I had the greatest opportunity today to speak for the awesome Rotarians in Vacaville. The group filled the upstairs of the Opera House with warmth, knowledge and compassion. This group of masterminds opened their hearts today for me to share my story in a safe environment. Dallas Jackson, of Jackson…

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