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I used to coach high school girls distance. One of the girls was hispanic. She helped our team win state in XC one year. She was probably 5-2 95lbs soaking wet. She never reached her potential as a runner in high school but kept her grades up and graduated from college. Her parents had come over from Mexico probably 25 years ago. As many of you know many hispanics don't expect much out of their daughters. I was proud that this girl had gone to college and gotten a degree.
Well, I ran into her at our local Wallyworld last week. She hadn't changed one bit. Cute as ever and she had this little girl in her shopping cart. My first thought was she was babysitting this little girl. Turns out is was her 1 year old daughter. She was back home with her parents, didn't say a word about the dad. She wasn't working. Major bummer for me. So much potential but a mindset that doesn't want to get out of Dodge bad enough.
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