I Wish the World Was Kinder to Artists

It’s hard out here for creative people, but I still love that my daughter is an artist

Jacqueline Dooley
Age of Empathy
Published in
8 min readApr 21, 2024

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A shot of the resort grounds — All photos by author

Last week I drove my daughter to a job fair at a local resort that caters to the ultra rich. At 20, Emily has been driving for two years, but the place is perched on the top of a mountain.

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Jacqueline Dooley
Age of Empathy

Essayist, content writer, bereaved parent. Bylines: Human Parts, GEN, Marker, OneZero, Washington Post, Al Jazeera, Pulse, HuffPost, Longreads, Modern Loss