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A Mourning Musing

March 26, 2021 by Editor-in-Chief in Identity, Mental Health

By Jacqueline Roderick ‘23

CW: death of a parent

On a Saturday morning, three weeks after my estranged mother’s sudden death, I found myself walking in solitude along the shoreline.

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March 26, 2021 /Editor-in-Chief
identity, mental health, family death, grief
Identity, Mental Health
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I Have Two Moms, But They Live in Different Languages

March 06, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief in Identity

by Audrea Huang ‘22

CW: death of a parent

I grew up in a hospital.

Soft jazz fills the hallways as I hold my brother’s hand, searching for Mom’s new room.

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March 06, 2020 /Editor-in-Chief
grief, family
Identity
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A Sim(ulated) Escape

March 20, 2018 by Editor-in-Chief in Mental Health, Identity

By Emy Urban '18

Content warning: suicide

It was exhilarating to have complete control over Sebastian, whose life was always perfectly in order, his “mood meter” always full. At the times when I was most stressed, I would return to my little world of The Sims, half-jokingly telling my friends, “If I can’t have my life together, at least Sebastian can."

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March 20, 2018 /Editor-in-Chief
the sims, grief
Mental Health, Identity
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