Mar 11, 20207 minI’m Still StandingMy parents got married in the ‘70s. Twenty years later, I guess they figured it was about time to have a child. That’s where I came...
Jan 6, 20207 minWhen the Truth Came to BeTo me, my father, my so-called “hero,” single-handedly ruined my life and my family, all over a personal dispute...
Nov 13, 20198 minYou Can Fly If You Want ToI guess it all started when my father got his big break. During his rookie years, the law firm he was working for had been given...
Oct 23, 20197 minEven in the Darkest MomentsGrowing up, I’ve noticed that many people, especially men, think they are entitled to a lot from a woman. They think they have the right...
Sep 28, 201910 minI Came Back to Tell You to FightI was a very reclusive child and a runaway kid. There was already so much going on inside my head and I couldn’t handle the overload...
Aug 27, 20197 minAt 0,000 KMAs one of my favorite poems says, “Thursday’s child has far to go.” I was destined to go afar...
Aug 10, 20198 minTo Smile Is to HealMy mom had five children to two different men, and I was the second. We were all girls and close in age...
Jul 31, 20198 minUp HillMy family was considered small because it was common in our country for families to have more than four children...
Jun 29, 20197 minEvery Scar Is a Battle I’ve WonMy new parents were loving, good-hearted people who tried to adopt children with special needs who otherwise might not get the care they...
Jun 14, 20196 minLonely Is Not ForeverWhen I was young, my parents moved to Minnesota, to a town of 600 people. So, from the start, I was raised a bit separate from society...
Jun 11, 20197 minWhen the Sky Is GrayI had a good early childhood...However, happiness is easy to be interrupted. All that changed when I started secondary school...
May 6, 20198 minI Don’t Belong HereThe sun came out not long after I was born on a chilly morning in August of 1987 in the heart of Transylvania, Romania. In the black...
Mar 26, 20197 minSurrounded by FearMy health anxiety, the irrational fear of being or becoming ill, leads me to manifest symptoms of sicknesses I’m afraid of catching...
Mar 25, 20195 minI Do Not Keep Them Hidden Any LongerAs a young girl, my parents sensed that things weren’t right with me. I would jump back and forth between doing things. I would start...
Mar 12, 20196 minLove the Skin You’re InBut the most prominent memories from my childhood involve my hands gravitating constantly towards my face and my skin...
Jan 30, 20197 minIn the Game of LifeQuirky and awkward. That’s how most people saw me in middle school and high school. I was the big kid with clumsiness in his DNA...
Dec 18, 20186 minThe ReasonWhile many women in their 20s were enjoying college life, my mom was trying to keep up with her classes and work two jobs all while she...
Apr 24, 20186 minFeeling Worthy AgainI grew up thinking I was disposable. Throughout my childhood, I was passed around to several houses until my mother decided to take me...