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Cindy LaMantia's avatar

Jan~I’m still smiling! I especially enjoyed the band story. I am a transplant to Ohio from Pennsylvania ~ Nittany Lion territory. My family were all Penn State through and through until I raised 3 daughters who had the nerve to graduate from The Ohio State University. When my dad was still living, he would either wear his PSU shirt/ Buckeye hat or OSU shirt/ PSU hat. Who knew you could never say Xichigan again?🤣🤣. Way to go proud Xichigan Gma!😉

It is sad that the innocence of children doesn’t last longer and the influence of our society is so quick to steal that innocence and replace it with falsehoods and “masks”. My hope is that some of what Graham has opened up for those of us in this community....being authentic, integrity, following your heart, stepping outside of your comfort zone and more....we can use to help our little ones(older one, too) to be themselves. I feel that, as a single mom raising my 3 daughters from the ages of 8,5,&2, I was too much in survival mode and only recently have I stepped into some of these things.

Thank-you for sharing this!

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Shari McIntyre's avatar

Jan, when I was reading this, everything you were saying was what I was thinking about writing in my story. I just couldn’t put it in to words. I loved everything you said.

It is so easy being a child then growning up and putting that mask on because you want to fit in. As you grow for some the mask comes off easily, but others it’s hard because of that trauma. When I read that tears filled my eyes because that was me. I at times still have that but I’m learning to say well pretty much what you said Kiss My Ass. I’m 56 now and really don’t care what people think of me. Thank you for making me laugh she’d some tears and to remember that taking the mask off was the best thing I could have done for myself. Congratulations on your Granddaughter being a Buckeye band member there is nothing more than being proud of Grandchildren. Take care and God bless.

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