Initially it was pretty easy to pretend a monumental, life-changing event was not actually happening. For most of high school I had to navigate between two worlds. One world consisted of school, friends, parties, and trying to survive high school. My other world revolved around The Fiero. These two universes could not coexist. In fact,… Continue reading I Was a Teenage Statistic – Part 2
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I Was a Teenage Statistic – Part 1
Gen X is often referred to as feral. We parented ourselves and younger siblings, we were left alone a lot, cooked our own meals, we played in “the woods”, and our parents had no real clue as to what was happening in our lives. This was certainly the case for me. My parents had divorced,… Continue reading I Was a Teenage Statistic – Part 1
Love Is Not Enough
When I was young, I believed in love. I believed there was nothing greater or more important than love. But you told me love won’t be enough. Love won’t pay the bills. Love won’t buy groceries or braces for the kids. Life would be hard, and love would not be enough. There would be sickness… Continue reading Love Is Not Enough
Dazed and Confused 