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Telling a child to be herself doesn’t make it easier on her, as we believe we are doing; it makes it far more difficult, because we’re asking that child to describe herself in coherent, eloquent, grammatical language that may be the farthest thing from how she feels about herself. If she were to truly be herself, especially if she’s a teenager, she might come across as confused, insecure, incoherent, mercurial and intellectually chaotic.
Create yourself. Become someone. What self? Which self?
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