Tag: women
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Dear Mom,
Your voice has faded from my memory. I’m always a little jealous when people say things like, “I can still hear her voice” when they talk about you. “Can you?” I want to say. “I can’t.” Though they tell me I sound like you. You know how in movie flashbacks when the daughter or son…
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Rumors
Rumors are the shards of glass that fall from the shattered chandelier of adolescence. They stick in your feet as you try to walk by them with your head held high and scar your hands when you try to clean them up. When you get dressed and try to go about your day, they constantly…
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SHARED Trauma and a Facebook Post
Dear William, I wanted to write a response to you regarding your comments on my post but I needed to do some digging first. Like, the real deep kind. My knee-jerk reaction was just to make a snarky comment and set you in your place. That’s not what I dreamed up when I made that…
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Cliques vs Friend Groups
Ladies, hear my words and rethink your attitude toward other women! Cliques still kill me. I’ve never understood the need to stand shoulder to shoulder with other women and make other people feel unwelcome. But it doesn’t mean I don’t want to be accepted or that I’m somehow immune to the sting of rejection. When…
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Finding YOUR PEOPLE and ACCEPTING YOURSELF
I used to hate my stomach. Then I hated my arms. Then I felt insecure about all of the things. ALL OF THE THINGS…. I used to wish I was smarter. I used to wish I had more tact. I used to wish I fit in everywhere with everyone. EVERYWHERE WITH EVERYONE….(sigh) And then one…
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The Whole30…Who’s Disturbed Now?
Ok, so it’s still me, but you’re right there with me correct? Let’s all pause for a moment of clarity… I am tired of being hungry and continuing to gain weight. Sure it creeps on slowly, but it just stays and stays. I am tired of not fitting into my good jeans anymore. What the…
Disturbing Clarity 