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Squeenage Wisdom: No Boys Allowed

Squeenage Wisdom: No Boys Allowed

And I had a waking nightmare today about her growing up and finding herself in an unfulfilling relationship because she doesn’t understand the need to value yourself before you can truly be valued by others and value them as well

Squeenage Wisdom

Squeenage Wisdom

And that part of me that wants to have another baby… could I do this all again? Go through all that love and cuddling, the bumps and bruises, the learning experiences and memories?

Squeenage Wisdom

I start to think about how much it’s going to hurt her to say goodbye to this boy when the summer is gone, and she’s on her way to field hockey practice with a stick over her shoulder and kneepads banging around her shins. And how will she feel when he gets stationed overseas.

Squeenage Wisdom: Being Afraid of the Dark

Squeenage Wisdom: Being Afraid of the Dark

Despite being afraid of the dark, I think it’s something she looks forward to as well. I know I do. Being scared, I mean. There’s just something incredibly satisfying about it. It makes me feel innocent again.

Squeenage Wisdom: Sometimes Life Doesn’t Seem Real

Squeenage Wisdom: Sometimes Life Doesn’t Seem Real

And then she said, “Sometimes when things like that happen to me, it’s like they aren’t real. Like they didn’t really happen, or I was outside of my body watching it happen. Then the next day, I wake up and remember it, and know it was real.”