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Ife
@ifeoluwafavour
This question followed by "What do you do?" have been the most daunting questions ever directed at me. I instantly become tense and defensive. I stammer. My stomach turns. It's a whole mess. I know I'm a writer but I don't say it out because I'm Nigerian and nobody takes that seriously unless you're making good, steady money from it. I'm building my confidence as a writer first, then as a producer. 🤭
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ted (not lasso)
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this question used to trip me up too, but then i started responding with "right now i'm into XYZ" adding "right now" made me include activities or books or shows or ideas that i interested me more recently or in the present, vs thinking about it on a larger scale. helped a lot!
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kbc
@kbc
That’s how I overcame the fear of answering “where are you from?”
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Ife
@ifeoluwafavour
Now I'm curious 😅😂
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kbc
@kbc
Once at a local beach in Spain, kid#1 (10) is talking with some adults while petting their dog. Of course the adult asks "so where are you from?". Kid#1 turns around and yells at me "Mom, where am I from?"
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Ife
@ifeoluwafavour
😂😂😂 *the plot thickens
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kbc
@kbc
And have you seen the scared look on kid#4’s face when the old man leaned forward and asked “young boy where are you from?” Within seconds this gentleman, who only wanted to practice his broken English, questioned my daughter’s cultural and gender identity. She whispered to me “can I be German? My best friend is from Germany.” “of course my child”, I replied, “you can be German.”
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