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How to handle guilt when your child wants the cultural heritage you lost

I grew up speaking only English but my daughter keeps asking why we don't speak Arabic like her best friend's family and I feel like I failed to give her something important.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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A parent confronts the grief of cultural disconnection through their child's longing for traditions they cannot provide.

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