Rising Above My Childhood Scars

Your childhood is in the past, and that’s the only place where it belongs.

Maisarah Atan
Nov 6 · 3 min read

There are moments when you were a child that shape your values, views, and behavior. I don’t know if it is possible to have a perfect childhood, but there is one thing I know for sure:

Your childhood scar should not hold you back.

Photo by Hugues de BUYER-MIMEURE on Unsplash

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Maisarah Atan

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Writer-mom. When I am not writing, I spend my time running from a persistent stalker that is my toddler son.

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