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The Other Scarlet Letter

/ acceptance, aging, ah-ha moments, authentic self, authenticity, blogging to be better, challenges, childhood, choices, closure, confusion, connection, courage, dating, depression, forgiveness, freedom, getting out of bed, getting over my past, grief and loss, growth, guilt, memoir, memories, mental illness, regret, secrets, shame

A. A for abortion. This post is about abortion. So, if that is a topic that offends you or you feel strongly about, I’m telling you […]

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Wandering through the Woes

/ blogging to be better, childhood, courage, family, memoir, mother, truth, writing

I have these fears about my mother, irrational maybe, but based on her past behavior nothing would surprise me anymore. Actually, I think she could still

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Struggle Forward

/ anxiety, binge drinking, choices, counseling, courage, depression, drugs, mental illness, Oprah, psychiatrist, struggles, writing

Struggle: this is a word I am familiar with. Sometimes too familiar, sometimes way too familiar. Hourly I find myself asking, “Will my struggle always be

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Bridal Shower Boundaries

/ anxiety, baggage, big steps forward, childhood, courage, family, getting over my past, mother

But there she was, coming up to hug me, showering me with superficial comments about how long my hair is and how good I look. And

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