I had shallow hopes of ever dating Danny, a boy I really liked when I was told that I had to wear glasses. Glasses. I felt as if my life was over. My world had turned upside down. I believed that boys seldom made passes at girls who wore glasses. I hated my glasses. I …
What I See
Everyone has a complex Mine is self image. I look at myself in the mirror And I cringe at what I see. I’m not beautiful and skinny Like so many of the girls At school. I want to be Like them. 41 Words This was written for the Weekend Writing Prompt by Sammi Cox. …
Teenage Dating Violence
My husband and I are watching Greenleaf, the Oprah Winfrey series on Netflix. I think that if you were to look up the word, dysfunctional in the dictionary, you would see a photo of the Greenleaf family. They give new meaning to the word. There are so many issues and skeletons in that family that …
The Invisible Seashell
“We are like seashells upon the beach, beautiful and unique - each with a story of it’s own to tell. ” What kind of seashell am I? What story could I tell? I don't think I'm beautiful or unique. I'm best described as average and awkward. I'm invisible when it comes to the opposite sex. …
Notes to Women 