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By melanief1 BRONZE
Palmdale, California

My identity is shaped by forces outside of my control because my father caused my self-worth to be negative. My father was once the man I looked up to and told me the number one...
melanief1 BRONZE, Palmdale, California
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somberivy BRONZE, Elk Grove, California
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Dellaharris1 BRONZE, Calais, Maine
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By Sheriden BRONZE
Carmel Valley, California
Sheriden BRONZE, Carmel Valley, California
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"Boy, she don't need you and she don't need me She can do just fine on her own two feet But she wants a man who wants her to be herself And she'll never change, don't know how to hide Her stubborn will or her fightin' side But you treat her right and she'll love you like no on else."

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By lovelivesinthesun GOLD
Columbus, Ohio
lovelivesinthesun GOLD, Columbus, Ohio
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And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.<br /> -Sylvia Plath

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By Brandonw BRONZE
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Brandonw BRONZE, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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By ZackGraham10 BRONZE
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
ZackGraham10 BRONZE, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
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By steph.rox GOLD
Madison, Alabama
steph.rox GOLD, Madison, Alabama
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;You haven&#039;t lived until you&#039;ve found something worth dying for&quot;

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By ronnie.m BRONZE
Wyckoff, New Jersey
ronnie.m BRONZE, Wyckoff, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.&quot;<br /> <br /> Martin Luther King, Jr.