Posts By A Flower In The Wild

They say women die with a lot of secrets and this would’ve been one of them.

It was my sophomore year of college and Facebook was popping. I had …
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A compilation of freshly brewed reads curated for twenty + thirty somethings.

+ My Absentee Father Tried To Friend Me On Facebook I first learned my Dad’s birthday when he …
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India sung a song about it back in ‘06, but its 2014 and I still have to explain to people that I am not my hair. People tend to think …
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I woke up this morning and today was one of those days. Self-loathing won the fight, against my best wishes and unearthed comparisons that made my self-confidence wilt. Self-loathing …
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How many of you have ever been with someone you thought you could never see your life without? If you’ve ever been that girl, I want to share a very …
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When I was in fourth grade, I was almost kidnapped and it didn’t really hit me until a year ago.

I was just getting off of the school bus in …
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Which one of my past relationships should I discuss? The one where I learned to have self-respect? The one where I was in a love triangle? Or the relationship where …
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“Where is your boyfriend?” “I don’t have one.” “Don’t tell me you don’t have a boyfriend…a beautiful, smart girl like yourself?”

That’s the reaction that I get now-a-days from friends, …
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Through rose tinted glasses: the year is 1964, Pops is playing “doo wop” while handling Ma in the kitchen. She slaps him away annoyingly and continues to make stew. Yes, …
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Over a year ago, I saved a picture Beyonce posted on Instagram. I was fresh off a break up and the words hit me like a ton of bricks. In …
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