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!["I am so proud of you," [my mother] said as I tugged at the hem of the smart trousers I planned to wear to [my] law school graduation. "Your father would be too." When he died, [my mother] plummeted into the depths of despair. And in the process, she pushed me away and snatched me back in an emotional tug of war that nobody can win. Somehow, together, we managed to strike an equilibrium wading through the thick swamp together. And now we’ve emerged, [my mom] wrapped in her bathrobe, and me in my black…](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%20510%20315'%2F%3E ""I am so proud of you," [my mother] said as I tugged at the hem of the smart trousers I planned to wear to [my] law school graduation. "Your father would be too." When he died, [my mother] plummeted into the depths of despair. And in the process, she pushed me away and snatched me back in an emotional tug of war that nobody can win. Somehow, together, we managed to strike an equilibrium wading through the thick swamp together. And now we’ve emerged, [my mom] wrapped in her bathrobe, and me in my black trousers. Image by Kenya Jade Pinto, National Geographic Your Shot.")
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!["I am so proud of you," [my mother] said as I tugged at the hem of the smart trousers I planned to wear to [my] law school graduation. "Your father would be too." When he died, [my mother] plummeted into the depths of despair. And in the process, she pushed me away and snatched me back in an emotional tug of war that nobody can win. Somehow, together, we managed to strike an equilibrium wading through the thick swamp together. And now we’ve emerged, [my mom] wrapped in her bathrobe, and me in my black…](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/03-13-17/yourshot.strongwomen.kenyajadepinto.jpg.webp?h=ada05aa9&itok=4VjRU1QU ""I am so proud of you," [my mother] said as I tugged at the hem of the smart trousers I planned to wear to [my] law school graduation. "Your father would be too." When he died, [my mother] plummeted into the depths of despair. And in the process, she pushed me away and snatched me back in an emotional tug of war that nobody can win. Somehow, together, we managed to strike an equilibrium wading through the thick swamp together. And now we’ve emerged, [my mom] wrapped in her bathrobe, and me in my black trousers. Image by Kenya Jade Pinto, National Geographic Your Shot.")
![A mural in Berlin says "Refugees Welcome." Image by Jeanne Menjoulet. Berlin, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/02-20-17/refugees-welcome.jpg.webp?h=a1e1a043&itok=pNwmDn8- "A mural in Berlin says "Refugees Welcome." Image by Jeanne Menjoulet. Berlin, 2016.")
