Unboxing Pride

Unboxing Pride

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Unboxing Pride
I'll pick weeds however I damn well please

I'll pick weeds however I damn well please

How my family and second grade teacher publicly bullied me into masking my neurodivergence for decades and other stories

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Mar 31, 2024
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Second grade was one of the worst years of my life.

Good things happened, too.

  1. I was fortunate enough to be one of three students (!) to receive a private photography lesson at Travel Town, a…

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