Being a wife and mother has made me fully human, because the key to mastering these roles is revealing what the world most wants me to hide kindness, forgiveness, tolerance. Racism, sexism and classism don’t scare me. Weakness does, because weakness leads to failure and failure is not an option for those of us without trust funds. But I have learned that love, kindness and support are not synonyms for weakness- not if you choose whom to love- Debra J. Dickerson



