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What do bouncy houses and bladder control have in common?
I wished for both on my 41st birthday
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Dead-Inside Dad
My father gave me his glass knees and dark sense of humor. His hazel eyes with the gold flecks on green. His love for books and good food. He told me to…
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“Non-Compete” Clause for Life
At the gym, the coach sometimes divides us into teams to compete against each other for the workout. I hate those days with a blistering passion. I’m…
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Collateral Damage — An Excerpt
Growing into my own after growing up in the wreckage of addiction
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I'm a pick-me girl
I've watched way too many seasons of the Bachelor because I could truly, madly, deeply understand all those wounded women dressed up like Disney…
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Never Turn Your Back On The Ocean
On a hike to Onomea Bay on the Big Island of Hawaii, I watched a little boy play in the rocks near the water, his parents close by. A surprise wave hit…
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Mind Over Matter Is Bullshit
Embodied writing after a lifetime of learning your body is a disgusting meatsack you must dominate
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Cheers and Boos
And why it's okay you can't get used to rejection
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Juliane Bergmann
Unmentionables
Unmentionables
Airing dirty laundry in public. I write about things that scare the shit out of me, imaginary friends, stuff I've done that makes me want to crawl in a hole, unexpectedly beautiful interactions, and inappropriately funny things.

Unmentionables

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