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I’m Sorry Self

Big, fat, crocodile tears now. Her voice shook as she gripped my hand a little tighter. “I didn’t think it would matter mom. It’s mine.”

My heart broke a little as I started to explain. “Baby, you have to respect yourself and your property. You have to know how to take care of things. You are just as important as anyone else and you have to treat yourself with as much, if not more, respect than you treat others. You matter. You are valuable. And so are the things you care about. But you have to set that standard and know that first. Do you understand that?” Continue reading

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Here goes nothing…

  Vulnerability. I promised you guys a new post about me every weekday in May… so here ya go. Blog Post number 1. Today’s Prompt was: 20 Little Known Facts About Me. I am only 5’2″, but most people think … Continue reading

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