Kids are amazing because they can give you a brand new perspective of the same old situation you have been mind-numbingly thinking about your entire adult life.

“Is it bad that my reason for being happy today is this shopping trip? she asked.

I thought about it for a moment…

Hello, I am still here. It has been so long since I have written, and I apologize for that. I could list all of the reasons why, but you can basically piece the information together based on my previous articles. …

Ever since I can remember, I’ve been different. It wasn’t because I was mixed-race. It wasn’t because I was homeschooled until I got into college. It wasn’t because I took Tae Kwon Do for 13 years and competed professionally. …

I have been writing poetry lately, and I get that it is not everyone’s cup of tea. For some reason, it has been easier to express my feelings through short bursts than gathering my thoughts to write a story. This article is mainly just being posted to touch base. …

When an unexpected change happens, you often greet it with denial.

No, this isn’t happening. Not to me. Especially not right now.

Denial usually appears when you feel threatened. It coats the situation like a wool glove that makes your palms uncomfortably sweaty. You try to justify the feeling, that…