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My Story With Self-Esteem

β€œ No way” said the lady incredulously, β€œShe can’t be your daughter!”

β€œYes, she is,” insisted my stepmother, looking a bit uncomfortable.

β€œThen why is she abdeh and you are not?” retorted the lady smugly.

Abdeh is an Arabic word that literally means a slaveIt is the word that ignorantly was and perhaps still is sometimes used to mean black.