Cereal For Ducks

When I was little, my mother would buy cereal for ducks. We were not allowed to eat cereal, every morning it was either plain oatmeal or if dad was cooking eggs. There was to much sugar in those cereals for us kids, no matter how much we begged. It drove us crazy that she would …

I Had An Eating Disorder

I need to preface this with saying that I am not a medical professional. This is all my personal experience and opinions. I was 13 years old, with all the typical 13 year old insecurities. I had always been heavier that the average kid, plus I was short which did not help. At school, I …

Lunch

We had lunch, it only lasted an hour. He had called, said he was visiting some friends at my University. Did I want to meet for lunch? I said yes, I hadn't seen my cousin since Christmas. We were the same age in a big family. We had always remained close. I loved him, because …

Milestones

Milestones, for some they can mean making it to the top of Mount Everest, for others, surviving to see the next sunrise. Technically of course, it measures the distance that you have traveled from one place to the next. I do not know about you dear reader, but for me, it is hard for me …

Sometimes You Need a Break

All my life I have been a high achiever. In high school one teacher called me the energizer bunny, because I was an officer in two clubs, made the honor role, took a bunch of AP classes and did a serous amount of charity work. I was that annoying kid who looked down at others …