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“No he hadn't been the best father, but he was my father, and we loved each other. We needed each other. Though he'd disappointed me countless times through the years, life had already proven too short for me to hold on to that. So I let go of my hurt. I let go years of frustration between us. Most of all, I let go of any desire to change my father and I accepted him for who he was. I took all of my anguish and released it like a fistful of helium balloons to the sky, and I chose to forgive him.”
― Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard
― Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard
“It鈥檚 rare to see a man step up and say 鈥淚 can be a great father and learn about gymnastics with my daughter and take her to dance lessons because I love her.鈥 I can make time to blow bubbles on the back porch. It doesn鈥檛 cause your man card to be revoked.”
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“Some of us can live without a society but not without a family.”
― Wealth of Words
― Wealth of Words
“He taught me that there is no shame in breaking something, only in not being able to fix it.”
― Lab Girl
― Lab Girl
“Every child grows up thinking their father is a hero or villain until they are old enough to realize that he is just a man”
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Mock Caldecott 2026
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— last activity May 02, 2025 07:13AM
A discussion group that reads, suggests, and enjoys current children鈥檚 literature, while searching for next years Caldecott Award winning books.
The Grishaverse
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— last activity Apr 30, 2025 04:56AM
Enter a lavish world where science and superstition collide. Established in Leigh Bardugo鈥檚 Shadow and Bone Trilogy and further expanded in the Six o ...more
Jackie鈥檚 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Jackie鈥檚 Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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