Tag: family
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We Grew Up Together… So How Did We Become Strangers? (Part 1)
When My Cousins Were My Sisters When you’re a kid, nobody tells you that some of the people you can’t imagine living without might one day become people you barely talk to. Nobody tells you that the sleepovers will eventually stop. That Grandma’s house won’t always feel the same. That everybody will grow up, have…
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The Girl with the Big Glasses
The Friendship That Changed Me Forever (Part 1) How good is your memory? I mean, really. Do you remember the first friend you ever made? Not the one you met in middle school. Not the coworker you text memes to every Tuesday. I’m talking about your very first friend. The one whose name instantly takes…
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The Day the Music Stopped (PART 3)
Picture this… There was once a woman whose perfume could drift through a room and instantly make me feel safe. The kind of perfume that didn’t just smell good, it smelled like home. Her hugs were warm enough to melt away your worries, and her laugh? Whew. Her laugh deserved its own radio station. It…
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From Daddy Damaged to Daddy Distant (PART 2)
It’s crazy how life can flip on you. One minute, you’re a baby laid up on your daddy’s chest, safe, warm, and loved… and the next, you’re grieving the very man who was your first love, your daddy. There are parts of my childhood with him that I don’t even remember… but oh, I’ve heard…
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I Should’ve Stayed In A Child’s Place (PART 1)
Isn’t it funny how when we’re young, we can’t WAIT to grow up… and then the moment we get here, we realize we made a very unqualified, very rushed decision? Like… who approved this? I remember my mom used to say this one line that used to get under my skin every single time:“Stay in…
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Adventurous Angels
A quote that I often think of is, “When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.”― Patrick Rothfuss At one point, I was working on a poetry…
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From Playa Material to Wifey Material: A Love Story I Didn’t See Coming (Part 5)
When I was growing up, being a pimp or a player was the vibe. Every time you turned your head, there was a song glorifying having multiple people. You had 50 Cent with P.I.M.P., David Banner with Like a Pimp, Jay-Z with Big Pimpin’, and Ludacris talking about Pimpin’ All Over the World. And don’t…
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The Car I Though I’d Drive at This BIG AGE (Part 4)
I remember when I was about 8 years old and my mom bought me a red Barbie Ferrari. Baby… that Ferrari caused problems. My cousin used to come over and we’d play Barbies, and suddenly every Barbie wanted to ride in that red Ferrari. The Volkswagen Beetle? Completely canceled. No interest. But for me, it…
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Where the Heck Did All These Kids Come From? (Part 2)
Kids. Don’t You Just Love Them? I mean, how could you not, right?I remember when I was young. I always had the best, most realistic baby dolls. I loved my doll children and took them everywhere with me. Isn’t it interesting how we’re unknowingly conditioned to become parents from such a young age? But that’s…