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I am a kindergartener using scissors
(written Oct. 17, 2023 / revised Feb. 11, 2025) My kindergarten teacher was Mrs. W. Often, as most kindergarten classes do, we would participate in “stations.” My mom had recently taught me the trick how to perfectly cut out a heart from a sheet of paper, and I was obsessed. I was cutting out dozens…
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Are you there, Internet? It’s me, Madi.
Starting a blog always felt arduous and honestly terrifying. Who will read it? What will I write? Why would I have a blog? Why would anyone read it? But for whatever reason, it is something that keeps coming back for consideration. The anxious thoughts postponing this endeavor closely resemble those that led to my strong…