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Oct 28, 20206 min read
Living Proof: A Tale of Two Pandemics
It was a tough reality to come to terms with: now I had an opioid addiction and a global pandemic on top of that to worry about. I was
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Mar 2, 20208 min read
Letting Go of Shame
The first 15 years of my life was bliss.
I was born in the city of Abeokuta, Nigeria, in 2000, as an only child to my parents...
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May 3, 20197 min read
When I Say I’m Fine
Growing up I watched my mom and sister struggle from their symptoms and try medication after medication to achieve some relief...
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Apr 26, 20197 min read
To Wander Home
I often felt fearful as a young girl. My parents struggled to provide for us, causing an air of tension in our home. But if I wanted...
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Mar 19, 20198 min read
The Recovering Serial Monogamist
It was odd to me how my mother married a man who didn’t seem to understand either one of us. Our passion, empathy, and sensitivity...
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Feb 14, 20196 min read
The Black Day
My mother is a housewife and my father owns a grocery store. When I hear my parents talk about money, it does not seem stressful, so I...
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Jan 17, 20198 min read
My Part Two
Most living things remain what they were at birth, however, a butterfly was once a caterpillar, and at the risk of waxing poetic, I...
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Jan 3, 20198 min read
Gone Astray
While watching my mother work so hard, I wanted a better bargain at life, a new city and with new destiny. Nothing—I had decided—would...
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Nov 13, 20186 min read
More Than the Struggle
My childhood was a long-term nightmare that I couldn’t wake up from. My father was very violent and abusive, so I never had a chance...
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Oct 18, 20187 min read
Survival of the Innocent
But things wouldn’t always be so perfect. The world is full of sick, twisted people, and not before long, I became the target...
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Sep 26, 20187 min read
To Bear the Past
Most of my fond memories were spending time with my parents and two younger siblings: putting up the Christmas tree together; enjoying...
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Sep 12, 20187 min read
A True Power
As a child, it seemed like the world around me inspired the power of creativity flowing into my hungry, curious mind. Filled with...
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Sep 7, 20186 min read
Out of the Puppet Show
I had a very cheerful childhood—at least until I turned four. That was when my parents got divorced.
Studies say that people often don’t...
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Jun 6, 20188 min read
This Beating Heart
I was born in Bryan, Ohio in September of 1993, arriving a year after the death of my older brother, who had been born with heart defects...
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May 11, 20185 min read
Mending What Was Broken
My mom worked tirelessly to make money with multiple jobs while my dad refused to work more than one job. To make matters worse, my dad...
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May 8, 20185 min read
Gaining Back What I’ve Lost
At 43, I’ve lost a lot in my life. I’ve lost homes, family members, and jobs. Though I lose things, I fight to gain back what’s possible...
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Apr 13, 20189 min read
I Will Not Fail
My father was never in the picture. He left my mother long before I could even remember. My mother had only an eighth-grade education and...
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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...
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Apr 13, 20187 min read
Where I Belong
I peeked inside to see my father destroying everything in his path. He was on one of his drunken rampages again. My mother was trying...
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Apr 6, 20187 min read
All Roads Lead to Somewhere
I’ve experienced many cracks in the road of my life, but I continue driving. Some of the cracks turned out to be deep potholes that...
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