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Post 14: Cleveland, 1994: When My Pain Had a Price Tag
I was fifteen years old, and for me, this was everything. I had made the Toronto team for the Junior Maccabi Games in Cleveland. The tryouts, the long…
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Post 13: The Baseball Glove That Stayed in the Closet
I was 27 years old when my baseball glove broke. At that stage of my life, a new one simply wasn’t in my budget. Money was tight, and…
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Post 12: The Night a Beer Broke Me: How My Dad Turned a Simple Order Into One of the Most Humiliating Nights of My Life
We went out for dinner. It was me, Lauren, my mom, and my dad. It wasn’t meant to be special. Just a night out, a chance to eat…
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Post 11: Even the Animals Weren’t Safe
When most kids dream of getting a pet, they picture joy, laughter, and unconditional love. I dreamed of that too. But in my father’s house, even the animals…
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Post 10: What Set Him Off: The Things That Shouldn’t Have Mattered
When I look back on my childhood, what stands out isn’t just the big blowups…it’s the small, everyday things that somehow became dangerous. Things that should never have…
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Post #9: My First Trip to Florida: The Memory That Wasn’t Supposed to Happen That Way
I was seven years old. My parents had taken me to Florida… my first big vacation, my first time on a plane, my first trip to Disney World.…
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