As you grow older, you start to realize what having a crush feels like and why it’s different than just liking someone, wanting to be with them, or finding them attractive. At least, I hope so. It could be just me. A crush is more like falling for the ideal. You like the person you’ve created […]
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I’ve always felt like the only things I can offer people are the skills that come from being the stereotypical “smart” member of the class. While I still do not feel entirely comfortable with calling myself smart or intelligent (something I definitely need to work on), I was always the “Hermione Granger” of the class. […]
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Quotes are pretty things. They inspire, intrigue, build up courage, destroy apathy, and create desire. They are very pretty things, but being pretty never stopped a thing from being cruel. A quote that always resonated with me was: “Some people put up walls to see who cares enough to tear them down.” This quote positively sung with […]
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Being a teenager is lovely, even if it is different than how we had imagined it.
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Every week I step on the tired scale wondering why I want to lose parts of myself. I open the refrigerator door just to look: It’s yellow light shines on my neat rows of sleeping children. The other people at the party indulge in their red velvet and wedding cake, as I admire my lonely […]
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