That keeps us from realizing the system is stacked against us.

… were both children during the Great Depression, and they raised us to be grateful for what we had. They taught us compassion for those less fortunate than us. We were taught that anyone could make it if they “pulled themselves up by their bootstraps”, and thus a mindset was developed that would take me many years to realize was privileged.
Breaking Out of My Bubble
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Michelle Teheux
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Apr 8, 2022
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That keeps us from realizing the system is stacked against us.
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Written by Michelle Teheux
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Lover of literature. Former newspaper editor. Fascinated by everything. Contact: michelleteheux@gmail.com. To buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/michelleteheux
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