as the most terrifying thing we've laid eyes on this month. As an author myself, I can say with certainty that this whining is an even bigger slap in the face to those of us who tirelessly work on our craft to get that coveted shot at realizing our publishing dreams. I, like many authors, have dealt with rejection after rejection. It took me almost a year to find an agent (which, believe me, is on the quick side for authors). The first book I shopped to editors, about an American daughter of African immigrants going on a mythical adventure, was on submission for almost two years, but no bites. The first book Idid Trevicia worked her way through college as a corrections officer, on an interdisciplinary-studies program, and eventually earned a master’s in behavioral sciences and psychology and a doctorate in psychology. Today she's an entrepreneur who coaches mothers and daughters through workshops and is a published expert on mother-daughter relationships. She recently published a book,I Love You, BUT, I Can't UnderSTAND You Right Now “It’s devastating how trapped they become,” Fraidy Reiss, the founder and executive director of Unchained at Last, tellsTeen Vogue“I definitely would say that legislatorsdo notseem to get it.”Former child brideRachel Holbrook