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Tag Archives: peer pressure
Pacifist Cool
In the summer of my rising 5th grade year, we moved into town from deep in the country. I had just lost my dad and my mother had the onerous task of being a single parent raising four teenage girls, … Continue reading
The School Shuffle and Survival Guide, circa 1970(s)
When I was a kid, the waning days of summer vacation brought a shiver of anticipation and dread to dance along my spine. I had X amount of days to take stock of myself in order to brace for what … Continue reading
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