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Ms. Maine's avatar

Reading this stirred something deep.

Mother Wit isn’t broken language it’s unbroken wisdom.

It’s the way our people carried knowing when the world tried to shut our mouths and steal our books.

Thank you for naming it with such care.

Thank you for reminding us that not everything sacred needs to be polished to be powerful.

Some truths come rough and ready, and they save us every single day.

Ms. Maine

Girl, Why|Girl, Yes

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Chandra Kamaria's avatar

The way that love flowed from their mouths with their words. I love what you said about those truths saving us every single day. We need them now more than ever. Thank you so much for reading and engaging with the piece!

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Leslye Joy Allen, Historian's avatar

Preach. I still remember my mother saying things like “experience bought is better than taught.” Translation: When you go do something an elder warned you not to do and it backfires, then you learn the real lesson. You bought it.

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