A controlling immigrant mother can transform into a proud collaborator over a school dance

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And after that conversation, Maisa didn’t only relent, she took charge. Before the dance she bundled Lina into her car to take her to get Lina’s hair and nails done. She helped her daughter pick out a dress, modest but pretty, and turned her into a beautiful teenage girl. Lina became so excited. Her mother set just one rule, that she had to drive Lina to and from the dance, and Lina quickly agreed. She didn’t mind. She was going to the dance. — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 606