Yesterday morning I ran five kilometres as part of the Win Marathon 5K. Well, not exactly: I ran about three-and-a-half or four kilometres and walked the rest. Either way, I completed the race and happily received my finisher’s medal. Several months ago, I had signed up to run this race with Shannon (my friend Rochelle… Continue Reading
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Normal Like You
February 9th, 2012 • 10 Comments
“I’m ugly.” “I have weird eyes like Leah. I wish they were normal like yours.” “My skin is strange.” “I don’t want you to take my picture because I have a stupid-looking face.” Nothing breaks my heart quite like hearing Adam lament the fact that he looks different: from us, from his classmates, from the… Continue Reading