I Hate Being In Photos But Here’s Why I Force Myself To Just Take The Picture.
I hate the way I look in photos. Every time my husband takes one of me, I cringe and begin mentally going through the checklist...
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I hate the way I look in photos. Every time my husband takes one of me, I cringe and begin mentally going through the checklist...
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Read moreDealing with a few afflictions my whole life has been a gift, in reality. It’s called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a neurological disorder in the family of...
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Read moreAt 3 a.m. one day this week, a fire started at the Ambassador Hotel in South Dallas. Being just three blocks from my condo, I...
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Read moreI’ve never cared for small talk. Small talk in the dentist’s chair is even worse. “So where do you work?” “Where do you live?” “Do...
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