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Monday, April 11, 2022

Hair Today…

It did help that it had a name, I suppose, so we knew what we were up against. But I still felt pretty miserable

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Tuesday, March 08, 2022

Just for Now

Passing a test is like trying to fly a rocket with no training and a blindfold over my eyes. Basically, impossible

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Tuesday, February 08, 2022

Hello, Fear

This is insane, I thought. What are you going to do, pass on this fear to another generation?

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Rerouted

We had a similar reception from another Bais Yaakov. Not outright rejection, but a cool response hinting to the fact that I was unwelcome

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Wednesday, December 01, 2021

Lighten up   

This darkness is beginning to penetrate my bones and take away all the cheer I have inside…

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Clearing My Name

She got straight to the point: “As you know, girls, we take bullying very seriously in our school”

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Inside Out

The pain is back, and much, much worse. I cannot move. I am collapsing

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Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Family Business

I found myself with a weird and wacky desire to misbehave. Things only went downhill from there

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Sweet Dreams

It filled me up to feel wanted, important, needed. Which is why once I started, I didn’t stop — at all

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Leaving My Trail

I made them laugh, shared my cookies, and generally was, I thought, a great friend, even if I did leave a trail of stuff in my wake

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Caught in the Act

Thus concluded Day One of my Pretend. One phone call, and not much else. It felt disappointing. I was hoping for more