Libby Winkler
Jul 15, 2022

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Hello from a fellow pariah - cut off from my family since the election of 2016. I am actively in contact with only one person - an aunt - from my family. I needed to break away for the sake of my children and now that they are grown, they have actually thanked me for this.

Growing up in poor, rural Ohio (amish country actually) with its echo chamber of protestant, Germanic background left me convinced only white skinned, blue eyed folks were 'normal.'

Count me 'woke' and no longer invited to family reunions.

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Libby Winkler
Libby Winkler

Written by Libby Winkler

Freelance writer who loves exploring the messiness of humanity, while poking around in nooks of life and shining light on all the things that make us complex..

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