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Karen Wesley's avatar

I love this for you. Bravo 👏🏾♥️

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Anayo's avatar

Thank you Karen ☺️

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Accidental Design's avatar

As someone living in England (moved from Lagos) I think of London as the way you described California so I can’t even imagine how bad California is 😭

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Anayo's avatar

I wanted to add that I KNOW that Black people who live in London/England might not relate to this at all because they had a similar experience as me growing up there. But yea, it's bad -__-

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Nubia Lateefa's avatar

This is such a growing up dark skin experience—-

Wait… y’all see me?

Y’all like me?

Y’all are talking to me?

Nobody else has this experience 😭

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Anayo's avatar

Nobody! It's a whole parallel dimension

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Jarilyn Walker's avatar

This was so good! No wonder why you often see travel as a pivotal point in a woman’s story when retold for tv or movies. This designated so much. I’ve recently been having a pull to travel more. Im actually sitting in the passport office!! And while I’m not in “need” of outside validation I am excited for that foreign favor 😂

Awesome read, love !!

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Anayo's avatar

Thank youuu! I think this is exactly why this is such a common "pivot" moment in those stories! It's like the hack that starts an awakening in whatever you needed to be confronted with. Even if that's just getting out of your own city and exploring the unknown. I'm so excited for you! Where are you heading to first with your new/updated passport? 👀

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