How I wish that my story could end there! How I wish that a thousand Fayes were enough to repair the world, and to repair me! But shame inflicts deep damage. We all carry memories of wonder, but we carry memories of shame, too. That shame returns when we receive messages from the world, sometimes within our homes, that make us feel alienated and strange in our bodies. We are told that we are not smart enough, pretty enough, strong enough, straight enough, or good enough to belong. Some of us are also told that we are not white enough, not civilized enough, and therefore not human enough. By
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