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To UnEat An Elephant: A Memoir

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“Solana pressed her hand to her stomach and the fluttering increased. The baby’s response to the mother’s touch. “I'll never let you down,” she said. But she wasn’t sure if she could keep that promise. She felt so heartbroken for Mylez, so heartbroken for his innocent son, Jabari, who would have to grow up without a mother. Motherlessness—Solana knew what it felt like firsthand because her mother abandoned her. And it still hurt, although she was a grown adult who could hold her own when it happened.”

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“परिवार समाज की, और समाज सभ्यता की पहली ईसाई है, और यहाँ से ही संस्कृति पनपती है। अगर परिवार ही बेबुनियाद रिश्तों की भेंट चढ़ गये, तो समाज, सभ्यता और संस्कृति समाप्त।”

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“Mom's friends were worried that their son isn't talking as much as other six-year-olds. They, like many parents, were concerned with how "smart" their kid is. "Should we be reading to him more?" they asked me. I thought of how lonely I felt trying to teach myself how to read as a foster kid. "Yeah," I replied. "But not because it will expand his vocabulary. Read to him because it will remind him that you love him.”

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Book:Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class
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