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By PapasGirl GOLD
Wahiawa, Hawaii

I am 15 and my dad is in the Navy. As I have been growing up my dad has been making sure I can stand up for myself. I don't have any brothers, so I can't relay on them to...
PapasGirl GOLD, Wahiawa, Hawaii
12 articles 6 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
You never lose by loving, but you always lose by holding back.


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KatieBelle GOLD, Tallahassee, Florida
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PoPular BRONZE, Chicago, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
If somethings optional, just do it.

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By jfdoyle BRONZE
La Grange, Illinois
jfdoyle BRONZE, La Grange, Illinois
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By Anonymous
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TheRealTJ BRONZE, Lawrence, Kansas
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By PenguinFeet GOLD
Bellevue, Washington
PenguinFeet GOLD, Bellevue, Washington
19 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Yeah, well, who but the mad would choose to keep on living? In the end, aren't we all just a little crazy?" - Dulcie, in Libba Bray's Going Bovine

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By Anonymous
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By Basketballlover67 SILVER
Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Basketballlover67 SILVER, Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
6 articles 0 photos 2 comments

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a perfect world, when he's with her, he would be wishing he was with me; when he looked at her, he would be looking at me; when he smiled at her, his smile would be for me; when he thought about someone, he would be thinking about me. In a perfect world, he would realize that she wasn't the one he was supposed to be with and I would still be standing here waiting for him still when he finally knows this. But this isn't a perfect world and people do get hurt; you smile when you feel like crying; you act like you're okay when you're falling apart inside; and you let it go. You move on, because there's nothing else you can do." Author Unknown

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By Eekerz BRONZE
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Eekerz BRONZE, Council Bluffs, Iowa
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