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Archive for March, 2008

On the evening of my 16th birthday, there was a party.  The party wasn’t in my honor, it was just a coincidence.  I believe that one of my parents dropped me off at the party and knew that neighborhood people would be at the party so I would be able to get a ride home [...]

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By the time I had hit high school, I had never been kissed.  Never held hands, never danced with a boy I liked, never had a boyfriend or a date.  I was still somehow playing the role of little sister/best friend.  Did I have crushes?  Sure!  But again, I was an untouchable.
I watched the other [...]

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Young debauchery

I got drunk for the very first time at the age of 13.  It was only beer and I had been drinking that for a long time.  Not in massive quantities, mind you.  Just a sip from a parent here and there.
It was the dead of winter, which, in and of itself is not a [...]

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The early years

We had quite the tight-knit group of friends when I was growing up.  The core group consisted of about 6 kids but as we grew older and made new friends, it ended up topping out at about 14.
We used to gather on weekends and watch movies and eat popcorn and while I was the youngest, [...]

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From the beginning

My parents were like your parents, and your parents, and your parents.  Well, minus the drugs I guess.  But they were normal, hard-working people and they loved me and they loved each other.  They just didn’t show it much, or at least not to each other that I can remember.
They both worked and sometimes opposite [...]

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Welcome

This is a candid look at my life as I remember it.  The names of the participants will be changed.

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