I graduated college after a severe traumatic brain injury.

Things We Forget

By Gentle Witch

Graduated college with a double major

Former federal government employee

  • Marie Curie

    My favorite historical figure is Marie Curie. Curie was the first person to win a Nobel Prize twice. She is the only person to have won a Nobel Prize in…

  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks

    My favorite historical figure is Rosa Parks because she had the balls to stand up to the U.S. government. In 1955, Parks refused to move to give her seat to…

  • Not nice

    Not nice

    My first crush was not a nice person. In class, he would jab me in the side until our teacher intervened. He continued even after being told to knock it…

  • Shy

    Shy

    My first crush was when I was a freshman in high school. He was this tall, muscular man in my grade with pale skin and dark brown hair. He had…

  • Jealous

    My first crush was impossible. We were both in 8th grade. He would flirt with other girls in our class, and I would get jealous. This made me like him…

  • Bert

    Bert

    My first crush was Bert on Sesame Street. The only thing I did not like about Bert was his unibrow. He was very funny, though, and almost acted like Ernie’s…

  • A Day at the Playground

    A Day at the Playground

    My first crush was a boy I met at a park when I was twelve. He told me he was thirteen. We had first met that day, and we sat…

  • 6th Grade

    My first crush was a nice boy in my small class at a private school. He had short brown hair and deep brown eyes, I think. He made me laugh,…

  • Played

    My first crush was not a good person. This tracks, because I was attracted to boys I considered to be “bad” at the time. He had bright naturally red hair,…

  • Bad

    Bad

    My first crush was this horrible boy in 8th grade in my small class at a private school. We sat next to each other in science class. He would poke…