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mood: vulnerable
The Girl in the Mirror
Mirrors are not simple for me. They never have been. I look at mine and every version of myself I have ever been stares back.
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6 min brew
mood: honest
Expectations: Internal and External
Everyone grows up with expectations. But what happens when no one actually expects anything from you. Or worse, when they hand you this idea that you can do anything and then reality shows up.
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mood: reflective
Childhood Without Childhood
I did not have a childhood. I had a schedule of surgeries and recoveries with some school in between. And the thing about missing your childhood is that it does not just disappear.
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mood: grieving
The Weight of Last Moments: Living with Irreversible Regret
When someone dies, you do not just lose them. You lose every chance you had to do it differently. And that is the part that does not go away.
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