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Representation helped, but it did not automatically create friendship. We still had to show up repeatedly and build community. For Asian and Middle Eastern families, community is accessible, but it still takes effort to turn access into real friendships. The move became better when we stopped comparing the new place to the old one and started building repeatable routines. The best decision we made was choosing ordinary daily ease over the impressive-looking option.

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