I Don’t Think I’ll Make it

A fifth-grade girl told me what she wanted to be when she grew up. Then she said something I wasn’t prepared for: “I don’t think I’ll make it.” I cried. Because no child should already be questioning whether they’ll make it to the future they’re dreaming about. And it made me think about how many adults secretly feel the exact same way. Maybe we’re still here—but we’ve stopped believing we’re…