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By Bella-Faye GOLD
Oxford, Massachusetts

The saddest time in anyone person's life is when childhood's innocence is lost. Be it through drugs, sex, abuse, a divorce, or simply growing up. The lose can be subtle-...
Bella-Faye GOLD, Oxford, Massachusetts
11 articles 7 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout:<br /> This is me damn it! I look the way I look, think the way I think, feel the way I feel, love the way I love! I am a whole complex package. Take me... or leave me. Accept me - or walk away! Do not try to make me feel like less of a person, just because I don&#039;t fit your idea of who I should be and don&#039;t try to change me to fit your mold. If I need to change, I alone will make that decision.<br /> When you are strong enough to love yourself 100%, good and bad - you will be amazed at the opportunities that life presents you.&rdquo;


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By hbeats4u2 SILVER
MPLS, Minnesota
hbeats4u2 SILVER, MPLS, Minnesota
8 articles 0 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
My personal favorite quote would have to be; &quot;Don&#039;t judge a book by its cover.&quot;

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By miasophia35 BRONZE
Sheffield, Illinois
miasophia35 BRONZE, Sheffield, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;People are only as happy as they make up their mind to be.&quot;-Abraham Lincoln

InkBlogger SILVER, Ruston, Louisiana
8 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Shall we always study to obtain more of these things, and not sometimes to be content with less?&quot; - Henry David Thoreau, Walden<br /> <br /> &quot;A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.&quot; - Charles Darwin

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By blablahblog SILVER
Gold River, California
blablahblog SILVER, Gold River, California
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By hot10 BRONZE
Union City, Indiana
hot10 BRONZE, Union City, Indiana
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
life is tough get used to it

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By Buttuns BRONZE
Phoenix, Arizona
Buttuns BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Smoking the herb reveals you to yourself.

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By jessie-w GOLD
Winnemucca, Nevada
jessie-w GOLD, Winnemucca, Nevada
16 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
To lose is inconceivable. Everyone wins in some way. You just have to push forward and leave the wreckage behind.

emmatheballerina GOLD, Tacoma, Washington
14 articles 0 photos 55 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It is not in our greatest glory in never falling, but in rising everytime we fall&quot;<br /> &quot;I use to want the words &quot;she tried&quot; on my tombstone, now I want &quot;she did it&quot;

xxthiskidxx BRONZE, Oakville, Other
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment