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Me? I had no dreams. No longings. Dreams only set you up for disappointment. Plus, you had to have a life to have dreams of a better life.
Julie Anne Peters
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Julie Anne Peters
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: January 16
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Jamestown
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Everything seems to be working. Except me. I'm broken.
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That same piercing screech in her voice every time at the hospital. Do something! When I slit my wrists. Help her! The last time too. Somebody help her. Help us! You're helpless, both of you. All of us.
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I hated him. I hated them all. They made me hate myself even more than I already did.
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Like anyone cared where I was, or who I was.
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It was all about hate. There should be laws. We're there laws? Can you legislate against hatred?
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...When I asked [my dad why the sky was blue] he said it was because God's a boy. If God were a girl, the sky would be pink. 'What about sunrise and sunset?' I'd asked. Dad had looked dumbfounded. 'You kids. You think too much.' It frightened me how shallow the gene pool was that Liam and I were wading in.
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I just want the pain to end.
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That earns him a smack with my book bag. Ow. He clutches his arm. What do you have in there? Books? A grin snakes across his face. I like my women feisty. He adds, I like my broken.
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The sad truth is, they should never trust me.
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I'm scared. What will tomorrow bring? It has to be better than today. It has to.
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Yeah, I hear the truth. But this is my truth.
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My mother read that parents should spend quality time with their children. One way is to sign up for organized activities together. This month we're taking meditation to free the mind. Last month it was Rolfing. Have you ever Rolfed, Tone? Only after the school's shepherd's pie, I said.
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I had to fight so hard not to cry.
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You would never understand, Kim. You think I'm normal you wish I was.
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Take it as a token. Because tomorrow when I go, I want you to believe friends are possible.
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What you see, isn't always what you get
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Miracles don't happen. You make them happen. They're not wishes or dreams or candles on a cake. They're not impossible. Reality is real. It's totally and completely under my control.
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I hear you. I just don't believe a word you say.
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I didn't tell him. And I never told her the whole truth. What would it matter? There was nothing she could do nothing anyone can do or will do.
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Our eyes met across the crowded room, like in the movies, except we didn't share a knowing smile and race into each other's arms. Instead I fell into the trash can.
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