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In my professional speaking career, I had never been speechless until the day I went to give a presentation to a school and I found myself asking the director, “What do you want me to talk about?” I have spoken at prisons, funerals, alternative school programs and other challenging situations, but this school was unique. The requirements for admission included being pregnant or already having a baby and a determination to complete high school. These students ranged from fourteen to eighteen years old, and sometimes younger. There was a daycare facility for their babies next to the building where I was giving my presentation.
One of my three daughters was fifteen at the time. The thought that she could be one of these students was sobering. As a parent, there are things you pray never happen to your child. As a father of girls, I was moved beyond words by the situation of these girls. These girls were there on their own, shying away from the cultural stigma toward a predicament like theirs.
I gave a presentation, “Don’t Give Up: My Mother Never Gave Up, That’s Why I am Here Today.” As their teary eyes radiated with hope and teachers nodded in appreciation, I revisited some of my life’s darkest moments, this was a wake-up call for me. I decided to give my daughter, Caroline, a special 16th birthday present. Nothing could be better that the stories/metaphors of solution and hope contained in this book, “For Caroline Kasiva (Sweet 16!); And All Girls 16, Younger and Older, You Are Special,” which I presented to her on her 16th birthday. This book is like no other!
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