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Dear Lourdes
Dear Lourdes

June 23, 1985

Dear Lourdes the Younger,

I’m sending you this love and care letter on your sixteenth birthday in the hope that it will save you from more pain and heartache. You don’t know it yet, but this summer will irrevocably change your life in ways you can’t imagine. You will fall in love, fight for love, and then, hide your love.

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Dear Past MeGuest Userdear past me, History, growing up, childhood, love yourself, self love, self care, women, Writing, letters Comment
My Disability Does Not Define Me
My Disability Does Not Define Me

In school, people always assumed I was in a wheelchair because of an accident. And whenever I spoke up, the conversation stopped in its tracks. Like most girls, I had insecurities, but my insecurities are ones I could never hide from. I remember just wanting to fit in like everyone else. Especially when I hit middle school. Up until that point, I had felt like every other kid my age.

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Differently AbledJulia Nusbaumdifferently abled, disability, Writing, Self esteemComment