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What Made You Think I Deserved It?
Sometimes I still wonder what I did to deserve being estranged from my family. I truly wish my mom, brother, and especially my little sister could write down all the reasons why I was never allowed back into the family. Masochistic, isn’t it? Me wanting them to tell me exactly what was wrong with me…
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The 5% That No One Talks About
Did you know that only 5% of people who lose the majority of their body weight actually keep it off for the rest of their lives, or even for a large number of years? I found this out recently, and it honestly shocked me. I feel like everywhere on social media, all I see are…
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I Tried So Hard to Love Lobster
Last night I was eating some lobster, and I think I’ve come to the conclusion that I don’t really like it—but I really want to. I’ve eaten so many random lobster rolls while living in Maine, hoping it would change my life like everyone here says it does. I lowkey feel like a disgrace for…
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I Truly Am a Big Baby After All
One time when I was a kid, my little sister, my mom, and I were cuddled up in her king-size bed under her really big red blanket, watching some Japanese movie. I barely remember the plot, let alone the name. My mom was wearing her very worn green cardigan that I always envied (I always…
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I Keep Saying It’ll End—It Doesn’t
I’m struggling, but I don’t want to admit it, so I won’t. I’ll keep pushing day after day like nothing is wrong. I’ll tell you my problems and then make some lighthearted joke about how it’s “just for now.” But it’s been “just for now” for the last ten years. When does it end? I…
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The Art of Overfilling a Day
It is officially a new month—April—so we are almost a quarter of the way into the year, and why does it feel like it’s flown by? Man, sometimes time really does just slip away. I have no idea what really happened in March other than that I existed and probably ran a bunch. Honestly, with…