Hi I guess my tragic story began my first year of intermediate I guess you could have called me nieve, loud and annoyin. I had no friends for a long time until I got peared with a girl called well let’s call her Maria and she was sweet and by...
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Every woman and every girl inspires us. We are deeply grateful to those who have shared their stories about breakthroughs in their lives, the ways in which they have overcome fears, beliefs, or events that once kept them from connecting with their inner strength and recognizing their amazingness. Some of these stories are stories of pain and how a women or girl triumphed over it. As you read these stories, rather than focusing on the pain, choose to focus instead on the triumph and the ways that others have overcome what may once have seemed impossible to overcome. Let's celebrate their triumphs!
Growing up, people most often identified me as the “dark-skinned girl” or the “charcoal seller’s daughter.” I come from a community where most daughters end up taking over their mother’s work, and I didn’t want to sell charcoal as...
They say your twenties are for self-discovery and exploration. I am 27 years old and the last 7 years have been nothing short of an emotional rollercoaster ride. In my earlier years, I was filled with self-doubt and anxiety because I was unsure...
It was a simmering hot afternoon in July. I checked with the drivers at the Manglapuri bus stand “Where is the South MCD office?” “Didi, you should take the adjacent route and it is opposite Sagarpur police station”, they guided. I took...
It has took me guts to write this because not many people will probably not even care but I want to share my story to support other people dealing with the same disability as myself. When I was a baby I got diagnosed as visual impaired (this...
I remember when I was around eight or nine years old, I used to doodle encouraging messages to myself on my school notebooks. “You are really cool!” or “Kinga is amazing!” were my favorites. While I really believed in my superpowers...
Pamiętam, że kiedy miałam osiem czy dziewięć lat w swoich szkolnych zeszytach często pisałam do siebie notatki. “Jesteś naprawdę fajna!” czy “Kinga jest super!” były moimi ulubionymi. Naprawdę wierzyłam w...
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After my parent’s divorce, I slowly sank into a trap. The trap of low self esteem. Following the event, my grandma came into the picture and became the caregiver of my sis and I. My grandma always dotes on my sister alot and favouritsm...