"They looked at my ocean, lived my dream. My mother’s other daughter was the me that I wished I could be."

Personal essay written by Nicole Johnson. Read by Lisa Brandt. 

"They looked at my ocean, lived my dream. My mother&rsquo;s other daughter was the me that I wished I could be."
Personal essay written by Nicole Johnson. Read by Lisa Brandt.&nbsp;

AJ Longreads brings you the best of Al Jazeera's long-form journalism to listen to in your own time.

AJ Longreads brings you the best of Al Jazeera's long-form journalism to listen to in your own time.

AJ Longreads

The best of Al Jazeera's long-form journalism to listen to in your own time.

The best of Al Jazeera's long-form journalism to listen to in your own time.

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