She looked up at Oprah and nonchalantly said, “Oh yeah, I did a book report on you once.” Oprah was incredibly gracious and asked her about the report, but even then my daughter wasn’t impressed. She was hardly engaged in the conversation. I actually got upset. I wanted to pull her aside and hiss in her ear, “Listen, you are talking to royalty. Show some respect.” But in retrospect, why should I expect my daughter to react to a situation the way I would have as a kid? We grew up in completely different environments, with completely different experiences. I’ve worked hard to give her the
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