T is for Tears in the Alphabet of the Heart

On my first day at work with at-risk youth in institutions, I asked some boys, “why would you listen to a white mama like me?”  And a 15-year-old Latino boy looked kindly at me and said “listen with your heart and you’ll do fine.”    So that is what I did, year after year. I have […]

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