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A predictable Halloween costume.
The only way to describe motherhood.
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Vanessa Rose Lima
KIT Chronicles
For the semi-hinged human who appreciates movie reqs, music, memes, memorable reads, and a little glimpse into my neurotic mind.
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Vanessa Rose Lima
I am a mother.
“I’m just so bored,” I cried to my husband, saying the thing no new mother is supposed to say during the first few weeks of her new child's life. My…
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From living on the streets of Houston, Texas to relaxing on a lounger in Jersey City, this a first-hand story of a sweet little rescued Pittie.
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Functioning on 1.5 brain cells, so this is a quickie.
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It’s hard to feel sexy when you catch whiffs of salami that actually just end up being your present stench. The worst part? You’d murder for a salami…
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This is why some tattoos don't age well
Your own container full of chaos
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Maybe I do just wanna be a housewife after all.
Give me the drama, mama.
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Run-ons, rants, and ramblings of an elder millennial who recently retired from trying to figure it out.
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