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We are used to apologizing for who we are. We are the cracks in the sidewalk that people walk over. We are the single swing in a park that everyone has forgotten

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I was the only woman in the room at the time, and likely the only person who understood how offensive it was to carry on something like that in front of a tight-knit social group — especially on your own girlfriend.

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Sometimes you just want to punch the baby.