I Will Live on
I, on the other hand, was stubborn and lacked religious devotion, putting a gulf between me and my parents where I never felt as close...
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Nov 16, 20187 min read
Open Arms
My grandma remembers coming over and noticing how pale and sickly I looked as a baby. She would ask my mom, “Aren’t you going to feed her...
Nov 15, 20187 min read
When the Day Brightens
My dad worked at IBM as a programmer and was a protective, caring, and loving man. My mom was a professional pianist and the choir...
Oct 5, 20186 min read
On to the Next Chapter
Growing up I was as happy as a child should be. We lived in this huge empty neighborhood with only a few houses, so we had a lot of room...
Aug 9, 20187 min read
All the Hurt
I grew up with a warped understanding of love and received little attention from my parents. I searched for affection all my life, but...
Aug 1, 20189 min read
Free from the Inside
As the youngest and only girl in my family, I was spoiled a lot and had tons of fun when I was little. I remember coming down the stairs...
Jul 26, 201810 min read
Dealing from the Bottom
Let me take you back to when I was just six years old. My chronic asthma was a plague against my childhood, as I was in the hospital more...
Jul 25, 20188 min read
All I Ever Knew
I stood outside in the two-acre backyard of my new home in Hesperia, California. The High Desert became the new place I would call home...
May 18, 20186 min read
I Am Stronger Than These Thoughts
I’ve lived a life of self-reliance and I believe that there are times in which this is our only choice. But if you have the chance...
May 11, 20187 min read
Behind a Beautiful World
Dad was in the Airforce, and we got posted to Hobsonville Airforce Auckland in 1973. Growing up in the Airforce community was fun...
Apr 27, 20186 min read
Leaving Behind My Secret
In my early 20s, I lost a big part of myself. The person who I used to be was being smothered by grief and guilt. The things I once...
Apr 24, 20186 min read
Feeling Worthy Again
I grew up thinking I was disposable. Throughout my childhood, I was passed around to several houses until my mother decided to take me...
Apr 19, 20187 min read
From Meek to Bold
If I were to give advice to the little girl that never stood up to anyone and felt alone much of her life, I would tell her that it’s...
Apr 13, 20186 min read
I Am More Than My Past
People look at me and think they see a girl that has it all together. I rent a condo on my own, I have a loving boyfriend, and...
Feb 23, 20186 min read
Here I Am, Smiling and Hopeful Again
It seemed that loss followed me wherever I went. Life kept throwing me curve-balls, but I tried not to stay down for long. I learned that...
Feb 9, 20185 min read
A Warrior, Not a Worrier
But thoughts of death don’t just go away. They linger like the plague. They interject themselves at every turn and persuade you that life...
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