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My Anger, My Shame

“He’s English, but we won’t hold that against him.” That’s probably one of the nicer remarks he invariably makes whenever anything touching the subject of England comes up…

Anger, FamilyBy Ashleigh Leyshon (From Melbourne, Tokyo & Nagoya. Living in Kharkiv)13 March 2019TCK, TCK TOWN, third culture kid, anger, parent, Dad, familiy, Mum, English, England, AustraliaComment

No More Walking on Eggshells

My dad’s anger had been a constant in my world of inconsistencies…

Anger, Moving, FamilyBy Molly Kaitlin (From Peru, Costa Rica, Minnesota & Florida. Living in Tennessee)6 March 2019TCK, TCK TOWN, third culture kid, anger, parent, parents, familiy, moving, home, mother, dad, father, sister Comments

My Also Family

My family and my blood are in Alaska. My heart will hold up north and I fool no one. But my also “family” exists as much to me down in Texas and California, Washington and Tokyo...