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Growing Pains of an Authentic Life

Growing Pains of an Authentic Life

There’s nothing that makes me feel safe.

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Crystal Jackson
Jul 08, 2019
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There’s nothing that makes me feel safe.

I was putting my key in the ignition when the words hit me. I couldn’t tell if it was the heat in the car or the force of those words that struck me hardest, but I gingerly sat on the hot leather seats and tried to process it all — the heat, my broken air conditioning, and this unwa…

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