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By aubusch BRONZE
New Prague, Minnesota

“We are no longer gonna be a family of five anymore, we’re going to be a family of six.” my mom said. In May of 2006, my parents had called us together to tell...
aubusch BRONZE, New Prague, Minnesota
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By Anonymous
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By backflipgirl723 SILVER
Highland, Utah
backflipgirl723 SILVER, Highland, Utah
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gmoney123 BRONZE, Saginaw, Texas
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By oliviajaramillo BRONZE
Albuquerque, New Mexico
oliviajaramillo BRONZE, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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By Anonymous
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By cheermaddie312 BRONZE
Franklin, Massachusetts
cheermaddie312 BRONZE, Franklin, Massachusetts
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midnightmetanoia PLATINUM, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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"Soon madness has worn you down. It’s easier to do what it says than argue. In this way, it takes over your mind. You no longer know where it ends and you begin. You believe anything it says. You do what it tells you, no matter how extreme or absurd. If it says you’re worthless, you agree. You plead for it to stop. You promise to behave. You are on your knees before it, and it laughs."
— Marya Hornbacher