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Evolution of an Orphan Through White Privilege
I’d like to thank my social circle for tipping the scales against all odds that generally come with an orphan on welfare.
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Grieving for my Parents at Age 32
Since my widowed mother died when I was 10, each fall, the time when both of my parents died, is a surprise. I know I’m going to be sad…
Sarah Chetrit
Oct 5, 2020
Using a Walker at Music Festivals at Age 29
Going into college, I had three goals in mind. I wanted to make enough money to send my sister and brother to school (failed), afford…
Sarah Chetrit
Jul 11, 2017
Do you know me the most or the best?
Until a few days ago, I thought that my childhood friends knew me the best. Whether or not they were emotionally invested in the events…
Sarah Chetrit
May 12, 2017
An Orphan Survives: How Planned Parenthood Mothered Me
An Orphan Survives: How Planned Parenthood Mothered Me
When my widowed mother died in 1998, I was 10 years old. I became a ward of the state and got health insurance from the state government of…
Sarah Chetrit
Feb 9, 2017
I Wonder What It’s Like to be my Age
When I wake up, my shoulder bones creak and crackle as I shake my collar bones out from the weight of the past that chokes me in my sleep…
Sarah Chetrit
Nov 28, 2016
To the Parents Who Called Me the Class Whore
Dear Parents Who Called Me the Class Whore When I Was 13,
Sarah Chetrit
Oct 3, 2016
Dear Mr. Smith
Reading literature in your class over the few years of high school was one of the most influential periods in my life. This was the first…
Sarah Chetrit
Jul 26, 2016
Visiting Paris for the 2nd Time
It’s been 11 years since I first went to Paris. I was 17, broken but hopeful.
Sarah Chetrit
Jul 25, 2016
Why My Dad’s Death Certificate Made Me Cry
Today I saw my dad’s death certificate for the first time.
Sarah Chetrit
May 11, 2016
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