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"I wish I could hear his voice just one last time," I said at the burial like a dutiful daughter.

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The doctor says it isn't over yet, there are still things we can try.

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I resolved early on that I would be whatever he needed me to be: a lover if he'd have me, a friend, a servant, an accomplice, a punching bag to vent his frustrations on.

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Through all the years of untreated depression, although I never had the courage to attempt suicide, I comforted myself with the knowledge that death would come for me someday.

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Applying to college was so much easier when I was seventeen.

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Greater minds than mine have held that happiness lies not in memory nor in anticipation, but in wholehearted presence in the moment.

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It's legal in the United States for a boss to yell at and insult employees as long as the verbal abuse doesn't relate to race, sex, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

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My life ended twenty years ago.

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I was a middle-aged high school dropout who couldn't keep a job or a friend, and I'd been slowly destroying myself with booze and cigarettes as long as I could remember.

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Every time she visits her son, she feasts her eyes on his happiness with a little more savor, wraps her arms around him just a few seconds longer.

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
"I wish I could hear his voice just one last time," I said at the burial like a dutiful daughter.	27
The doctor says it isn't over yet, there are still things we can try.	27
I resolved early on that I would be whatever he needed me to be: a lover if he'd have me, a friend, a servant, an accomplice, a punching bag to vent his frustrations on.	27
Through all the years of untreated depression, although I never had the courage to attempt suicide, I comforted myself with the knowledge that death would come for me someday.	26
Applying to college was so much easier when I was seventeen.	26
Greater minds than mine have held that happiness lies not in memory nor in anticipation, but in wholehearted presence in the moment.	26
It's legal in the United States for a boss to yell at and insult employees as long as the verbal abuse doesn't relate to race, sex, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic.	26
My life ended twenty years ago.	26
I was a middle-aged high school dropout who couldn't keep a job or a friend, and I'd been slowly destroying myself with booze and cigarettes as long as I could remember.	26
Every time she visits her son, she feasts her eyes on his happiness with a little more savor, wraps her arms around him just a few seconds longer.	26