An alcoholic father, poverty, my own juvenile diabetes, the limited En…

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An alcoholic father, poverty, my own juvenile diabetes, the limited English my parents spoke - although my mother has become completely bilingual since. All these things intrude on what most people think of as happiness. ✨ Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.oprah.com. January 28, 2013.
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An alcoholic father, poverty, my own juvenile diabetes, the limited English my parents spoke - although my mother has become completely bilingual since. All these things intrude on what most people think of as happiness. ✨ Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.oprah.com. January 28, 2013.

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