What my father taught me

A lesson in love and acceptance

Jacqui Smith
The Memoirist
Published in
5 min readJun 21, 2022

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father and daughter working together outdoors with mountains in the distance.
Image by Daniela Dimitrova from Pixabay

I learned from my father that no-one is better than me and no-one is worse. He was a man who met everyone with warmth and openness.

My father taught us many things. There were five of us and I am the eldest and the only girl. Dad worked long hours. In a…

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Jacqui Smith
The Memoirist

I live in Australia and have worked in libraries. Interests include books, social justice, well-being and politics.