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I wouldn’t trade years of experience, wisdom, and lessons to go back in time.

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My mom died last night. I want to be mad, l think.

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You don’t feel the warmth that Christmas used to bring to your home. How could you?

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Our grandparents are the story-keepers of the family.

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You may not have children, whether that be by choice or by circumstance, but there are little ones who you can still give your love, hugs, and joy to.

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From a young age, our whole lives are supposed to be figured out. We are supposed to be on some sort of track and have some sort of plan.

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Bullying behavior starts with an attitude, a sentiment that there are winners and losers in life and the winners have the right (or even the duty) to lord it over the losers.

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My sister and I shared more than parentage. We shared a history of moments.

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I have two little sisters, and we all have different fathers. 

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In some ways, we are still just a generation of emo kids.