Dear Daughters, Dear Linda: Essays From ‘Terrible Crystals’
By Victoria Chang
FROM: The Normal School
Dear Daughter,
Sometimes I wish I didn’t try and fix everything from your childhood. Sometimes I wish I hadn’t tried so hard to help you memorize your math facts when you weren’t ready. Sometimes I wonder how many mistakes I am making now that will become clearer only later.
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