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Ashleigh Vaughn's avatar

And that’s why I want to make sure she doesn’t spend her adolescence in rooms where she is one of few.

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Yetti's avatar

It broke my heart seeing this in your stories. We all will affirm our beautiful sweets. And again, you are wonderful mama 🤎

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Ashleigh Vaughn's avatar

Thank you my love. And I’m so glad she has a literal army of beautiful brown girls to help remind her of her beauty.

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Nancy Sorensen's avatar

I am so sorry for her heart feeling that and your heart ever feeling the same, and you as mama hearing that. Affirming brown skin and hair gorgeousness-- sending that to you both.

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Ashleigh Vaughn's avatar

Thank you so much Nancy!

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Maia L. Butler's avatar

I definitely remember the “I had a dream I had blonde hair” period of early school age years. 💕

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Ashleigh Vaughn's avatar

I hate that so many of us can relate.

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C. Elyse's avatar

It was an adult, and he/she has issues.

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Zemmy's avatar

It’s also possible that no one said anything to her directly, she’s probably noticing how her white counterparts are treated, talked about, and regarded in comparison to her. White supremacy can be so subtle and insidious.

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