When Ideals Meet Reality: The Contradictions by Sophie Yanow
You want to live by your ideals, but it’s hard to make them align with reality.
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...moreA Black boy, no matter how young, was not a child. He was a future criminal.
...moreTime has put those lovely nostalgia lenses in front of our eyes, and I am not immune.
...more“Remember Sinead?” I asked. My mom nodded her head and shrugged.
...moreThese are desperate times, and I’m not as desperate as a lot of people, but I’m desperate enough to need this job.
...moreI was thinking of my closet at home, guilt twisting my insides as I considered all the things I’d taken without knowing what it was I really wanted.
...moreMaybe this is what compelled Stella to plunder goods without paying. Her mother had been taken, her heart song snatched away. The stealing became her mourning.
...moreThere were “good” families and “bad” families, and even I, an outsider, was quickly apprised of which was which.
...moreOur parents showed up to retrieve us. They wanted to know why we would do such a thing. My friend and I looked at each other and just shrugged our shoulders.
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