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Mixed Messages: What To Do When The World Can’t Decide Your Value

Mixed Messages: What To Do When The World Can’t Decide Your Value

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Toya Gavin
May 16, 2025
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Dear Worthy Woman,

How was your week? Mine started on a high note.

My husband and brother-in-law cooked a fantastic Mother's Day brunch.

Following traditional Mexican recipes from Pati Jinich and creating some of their own, they treated us to a feast of chilaquiles, tacos three ways, rice, beans, chips with all the fixings, and a homemade flan that was to die for.It was my dream brunch come to life.

In addition to the love I received from family and friends at brunch, this Mother's Day tribute post also made me tear up with gratitude for the love I get to experience in my life right now.

My Mother’s Day was relaxed, warm, and overflowing with love. I felt valued not only as a mother but as a woman.

Then, the very next day, the P.Diddy trial for racketeering and sex trafficking began, and that high note descended quickly.

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