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26) Adolescent Sexuality
The author reflects on adolescence. Continue reading
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55) Grandma’s Grooming
The author recounts double-edged memories of visiting Grandma before school in the 90s, where they received old episodes of a soap opera and Rush Limbaugh’s show. Limbaugh’s provocative rhetoric influenced family dynamics and the author’s understanding of femininity, as they engaged in performing politically charged SCRIPTs that impacted their identity. Continue reading
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12) Inappropriate – Revisited
Social anxiety and unique experience combine to create an explosive birthday with unintended consequences. Continue reading
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