After Five Years In Saudi Arabia I Came Home To Find My Wife And Son Hungry Behind The Mansion

moved to my mother’s empty chair. “Can I eat inside?”

I crouched in front of him. “You can eat anywhere in this house. At this table. On the couch. On the floor watching cartoons. You are not a guest here. You are not in the way. This is your home.”

Children do not unlearn fear because of one speech. But sometimes a speech is where the unlearning begins.continue reading …