{"product_id":"my-other-left-charlene-alofs-9798218185954","title":"My Other Left: a wicked pissah memoir on finding your way","description":"\u003cb\u003eCharlene is a joy to have in class, but she lacks confidence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eand needs constant reassurance.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Mrs. McCarthy, Charlene's 3rd-grade teacher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ecomment section of her report card\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Kids are so resilient. She will be just fine.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI am\u003cbr\u003ea doubter ✔️\u003cbr\u003ea loser ✔️\u003cbr\u003enot worthy ✔️ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWords to live by growing up fatherless with a struggling single parent.\u003cbr\u003eWords to live by while maintaining my \"resiliency.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe walked out when I was one. Mom did her best, but did not take it well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was life as I knew it. By my early 20s, I had it down to a science: a steady flow of external validation feeding my craving for love and acceptance, armored with a sarcastic sense of humor and liquid courage to help carry me through. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFast forward. I am now in the second half of my life. All but a few dominos have fallen. After a series of difficult events that began after my 50th birthday, including the unexpected death of the only parent I had known and the effects of isolation during the pandemic, I unlocked the memories of my worrisome and chaotic youth and path since then and began to write. And heal my brokenness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI am\u003cbr\u003eon my way ✔️\u003cbr\u003eoptimistic ✔️\u003cbr\u003edeserving ✔️ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWords to live by when I was sick and tired, mostly of myself and when I had enough.\u003cbr\u003eWords to live by when I finally found my way!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlene Alofs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 821818595X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218185954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlene Alofs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.32d","brand":"Charlene Alofs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44121019875583,"sku":"9798218185954","price":10.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_caca7ba2-f4b3-4c25-b4bf-01cae21abbb6.jpg?v=1687417595","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-other-left-charlene-alofs-9798218185954","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}