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Voiceless Life
I grew up without a voice. Not because I could not speak but because nobody was listening for mine. Every adult around me had already decided who I was.
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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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mood: analytical
The Comparison Trap: Social Media and Self-Worth
We were already faking it before social media existed. Social media just made the performance permanent. Now the competition lives in your pocket.
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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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