Tag: #Family
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Marco
Marco was the bully on the block. He would never share or play nice. He called everyone names. He pushed kids, took their stuff and was mean deep into his core. Gloria and Anna were in front of their house drawing on the sidewalk with bright colored chalk. They had glass coca-cola bottles lines lined…
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Flowers in the window
My mom was dying. She was at home in what they call home hospice. The nurse assigned was advised by her physician to give her morphine. My mom was tiny, fading and full of pain. The morphine helped. This morning I watered the flowers I bought for her two years ago. They sit in my…
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Patriarchy
The interesting thing about people who participate in anti-social behavior is that they They never view it as anti-social. They consider their actions appropriate. They never consider that their behavior might be wrong. As an adult woman, I never imagined that there could be adult women who would objectify and sexualize me. I never would…
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Teaching Compassion
Growing up I was loved and protected by a circle of strong women. My Dad and Uncles, working class men, were also very protective. They did not have much education but they knew how to love and protect their own. They understood the values that are really important in life. My childhood friends, all from…
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