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Though My Parents Assured Me Over And Over Again That I Wasn't Stupid Or Slow, I Sensed That My Dyslexia Was Now A Stigma On All Of Us.

I Grew Up On Antibiotics. Every Ailment - Sore Throats, Earaches, Flus - Warranted A Trip To The Doctor And In Most Cases Some Kind Of Prescription.

You Have To Find A Balance With Food In Your Life - You Can't Take Out Food. It Can Be Absolutely Terrifying.

We Come In Many Different Shapes And Sizes, And We Need To Support Each Other And Our Differences. Our Beauty Is In Our Differences.

Being Born And Raised As A Californian, I Somewhat Ignorantly Had Taken For Granted The Diversity And Liberal Mindset That Shaped My Childhood And Adult Life.