Tag: Looking Back
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Who Do You Think You Are? Strange Things Parents Say
Who do you think you are? A question my mother liked to ask me when she was getting on to me. I use to stand there and wonder, who did she think I was? Yet, my shaky voice always answered back, “No one.” I really wanted to tell her that I was Chasity Anne Sifford, ... -
I Wonder
It’s interesting what you expected, what you wanted is so quickly flipped on its head If the past versions of myself could see me now they would be puzzled Life turns out so much differently than we expected Experiences change our wants, and needs So many unexpected twists and turns got ... -
A Letter to 17-Year-Old Me
Dear 17-year-old Jordan, I won’t ask how you’re doing right now. 16 was an awkward year for us, so I already know the answer. I know that it seems like life is out to get you. I wish I could promise that the next four years are so much easier. I can’t. But I can ... -
Looking Back On 2017 And Ahead To 2018
2017 was a rollercoaster of a year. President Trump brought us to the edge of nuclear war. Women spoke up about their treatment in the workplace, demanding that it stop with the #MeToo movement. Las Vegas had the worst mass shooting in modern American history, and there was debate once more on who should pay ...