Tag: childhood
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Childhood Staples: Snack Edition
Two things have I craved lately and two things did I make frequently as a youth. One: Chips and cheese. The poor man’s nachos. Tortilla chips and grated cheese in the microwave. Sometimes you got fancy and added salsa, olives, sour cream, even taco meat… but most often just chips and cheese. Zapped in the…
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Childhood Comforts
As a kid one of the most comforting memories I have is being carried to bed. I loved to “fall asleep” in the car and get carried to bed. If I stayed asleep, or kept my eyes closed, I could get a free ride up the stairs. I was thinking recently, as I dozed, man…
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Unpacking My Unhealthy Relationship with Food
I was thinking yesterday about how often I used food as a reward when I was a kid. (And I say “I” because I don’t think this was taught to me, I think I took sometime I enjoyed and turned it into a bigger deal than it should have been.) When I was little food…
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To My Kindergarten Self
Dear 5 year old Regan, There are some things I wish I could tell you bc it would drastically improve your sense of self worth and self esteem as an adult. – Just because someone who look different from you is celebrated as cute doesn’t mean you are not also cute. – Your baby sister…
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Therapy Lessons
Something new from therapy this month. My “go to” reason for things is often “I don’t want to do _______ bc I hate people.” Or because I don’t like ____ and he will be there. It boils down to me not wanting to be around certain people. While those reasons might be true, it’s not…
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Childish Authenticity
When I was in fifth grade I had to write a report. I wanted it to be authentic like a real book, so I added extra pages to the front and back. I thought because novels have a blank page or two in the front before the title page it would impress my teacher and…
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Funny things I believed as a kid.
When I was a kid I thought there would be a lot more quicksand in my future. I imagined that I would get to a certain age and just know things that adults should know. I thought the most grown up looking thing in the world was writing a check. I thought I would get…
Redheaded Jill 