18. 06. 2014

Lessons from my Mother

I called my Mom last night and she put me on the phone with my childhood friend who is currently staying with her for the week. My childhood friend went on to talk...

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14. 08. 2013

My Coming Out Story

Whenever people find out I’m gay, they almost always want to know how I “came out.” It’s one of those inevitable questions that you know you’re going to get and, at this point,...

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27. 12. 2012
Emily and Janine and Hogwarts

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

I wrote about my plane ride home from Orlando but I never wrote about my time there. My dad, sister and niece go every year and they have invited me along these past...

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28. 11. 2012

I Scarred my Niece for Life

Every year my dad and sister take my niece to Disney World. A couple years ago, they started inviting me to come along with them. Last year, my niece was seven. Let me...

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26. 01. 2012

Growing Up Beyond Being a Crazy Girl

I was “cleaning out” my gmail the other day, which really meant I erased every e-mail from Groupon and then got distracted by old e-mails I sent when I had first gotten the...

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12. 12. 2011

Forgiveness

Forgiveness is a strange beast. There are plenty of people who will offend you, disappoint you, let you down. Then at a certain point, you are supposed to forgive them. When and how...

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