Myriam Ben Salem🦋
1 min readMar 8, 2021

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Pathetic and heartbreaking, indeed... I wrote one piece on Racism and it will be the only one. As for any hot topic and alarming global issue, I explored the "root causes" instead of the manifestations.

Let me tell you that it was one of-- if not THE-- hardest pieces to write. It literally took 24 hours and tons of hard feelings and tears to finish it. I could barely see when I was done.

I’ve always been frustrated by the nonsense we call "racism" from a very young age having been raised by a racist mother in a very subtle and covert way. While trying to cope with my harsh environment, my free will chose the right path, fortunately, and I became an "unaware empath".

Today, I would love to fall for a black guy. At some point, I'll adopt kids and they will be black. It seems to me that it will be my most powerful message I could send to my mother.

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Myriam Ben Salem🦋
Myriam Ben Salem🦋

Written by Myriam Ben Salem🦋

A fur Momma, animal lover & advocate, lifelong learner, storyteller, edutainer, and published author. I write personal stories and essays.

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