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Jaclyn Desforges

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Parenting

I’m Scared My Kid Will Get Introvert Shamed

By Jaclyn Desforges

I’m scared that someday my daughter will be standing in a crowd of teenagers and someone will sneer and ask her, “Why are you so quiet?”


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