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3 - Toxic Shame, Slut Shaming & Being Gay When Your Dad is a Pastor

Adult Child

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The Importance of Being a Tall Girl

"I was giving my first blowjob ever to one of these ninth grade boys," she says. "We wanted to do this because we truly thought that it would make us cool" She and her best friend were harassed on a daily basis by other students, parents and teachers at their private school in New Jersey. The moment shame becomes internalized is the moment our true selves go into hiding,. A false self is created which can be shameful or an attempt to be less than human.

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