Tag: high school
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Enough On My Shoulders
The recent news cycle has been draining. The recent abortion bans in Georgia, Alabama, Ohio. Every day, my entire social media feed is dominated by stories of desperate women whose lives ended in pursuit of reproductive freedom. Horrifying tales of 11-year olds forced to carry their rapists’ babies to term, women who were imprisoned for murder…
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Grilled Cheese and Tomato
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Let’s get first things first: I am a diner gal. I loooove a good diner. I feel reeeeal comfortable in a vinyl booth, with a laminated menu in my hands, stacking up little jelly pots and creamer pods. I came of age in diners. I think many of you did, also. There was a Denny’s…
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Just Putting It Out There
In my most cynical moments, I have believed that there is no such thing as pure altruism. Like I said. Cynical. Every day express your love to 3 people, animals or objectsBe true to your heartKeep doing it for 3 months & your life will totally change — Yoko Ono (@yokoono) August 3,…
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Actually, Maybe I *Did* Peak In High School…during the Talent Show auditions, senior year
I spent a lot of time as a teenager afraid. Afraid of what other people would think of me, mostly. Also, afraid of failure. But mostly, afraid of BOTH — failing in front of my peer group while they all laughed and judged me. This is the story of the one time that I threw caution…