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What I Wish They Had Told Me About Growing Up

May 29, 2017May 29, 2017 Melissa Zaldivar

I wish they had told me it’s okay to be afraid. To feel inadequate or uncertain or a little bit lost. To feel like you don’t have friends when you first move to a new place. To not have everything together. The reason older people don’t seem to be panicked about things is because they’ve […]

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