I used to be nice, but nice was boring. Nice hadn’t gotten me anywhere.
Lisa BursteinIf bitching were karate, my mother would be a black belt.
Lisa BursteinI read the following: Three local girls arrested in connection with area-wide drug-distribution ring, caught en route to the Collinsville South High Prom.
"Your mother thinks we'll have news crews camped on our lawn," He said.
I was less concerned about that and more concerned that it was now forever in black and white that we had been dateless for the prom.
I ran toward the solitude of the dressing room. Of course, the full length mirror would have it's own disappointments, but I would take dealing with a fat ass over dealing with my mother any day. At least you could do something about a fat ass, in theory.
Lisa BursteinGinny yelled through her megaphone as we worked, telling us to view the trash we picked up as a gathering of all the souls we affected with our drug use. To see each piece as one more person who forgave us.
I picked up an empty box of adult diapers and wondered who that was supposed to be.
Connor put himself between his wife and me, then put his arms around both of us. I elbowed him. "I was forced to agree to praying, not to touching."
"Touch is one of the most powerful healers."
"So is morphine. I'll take that instead.
Unfortunately, I am only myself.
Lisa BursteinMots clés first-sentence insecurity
Unfortunately, I am only myself. I am scared and alone and unsure, but I am practicing. I am scared and alone and unsure, but that doesn't mean I always will be.
Like AJ repeating words, I can repeat being me, until I start to believe it.
Mots clés coming-of-age insecurity being-yourself
My Real confession would have been to apologize to her for turning into me. For letting her dreams drain out, until I became someone she wouldn't recognize
Lisa BursteinI'd always thought it was them, but maybe it was just what it felt like to not be ignored.
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