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Adulting Mrs Enginerd Poetry

Worth

Why are you imposing your view of the world on me? I know who I am. I am not misrepresenting the facts. I’m not being dishonest. I’m being me. Why can’t you let me be me? Why do you need me to absolutely align with your expectations or standards? How come you get to be […]

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Etiquette Mrs Enginerd

Self-esteem And Confidence Are Two Different Things

It took me a long time to realize that there are certain dimensions of our personality that are ill defined because the “street” meaning of the word has been superimposed over the true definition. Millennials have been told for decades that they need to have a healthy self-esteem but what I have noticed is that […]

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Women Who Kick Ass In Gaming And Beyond

What Video Games Taught Me (and My Family)

A lot of parents these days blame video games for all the violence and bullying that occurs in schools. The media tries to play the “GTA” angle on every school shooting or hate crime that kids and adolescents commit, blaming their lack of respect for life and their inability to differentiate between real life and […]