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fishonaladder (42)in #dating • 6 years ago
California Boi
The first guy I dated in LA was a stereotypical “California Boi.” He also was the embodiment of all of the flaws I’ve encountered dating as a millennial. I met Jake at a Lil’…
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fishonaladder (42)in #music • 6 years ago
Fish Set Free
My first show in LA was at an intimate venue in Echo Park, called Vega’s Meat Market. It felt more like some friends playing music in an empty living room than a show. I saw…
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fishonaladder (42)in #mentalhealth • 7 years ago
A Survivor's Thoughts on 13 Reasons Why
I’m what you’d call a survivor. I’ve lost multiple family members and friends to suicide. I’ve had three major depressive episodes in my life where I contemplated suicide. Here…
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fishonaladder (42)in #mentalillness • 7 years ago
Victim to Victor
Each day I get to know myself a little better, almost too well. I learn things no one wants to know about themselves. No one wants to look into the mirror and see all your…
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fishonaladder (42)in #misfit • 7 years ago
City of Misfits
It’s a stereotypical Southern California day, not a single cloud blemishes the electric blue sky. Her intoxicating beauty seems to stretch infinitely in all directions. I try to…
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fishonaladder (42)in #education • 7 years ago
High School
I found a home at a really great charter high school in Los Angeles and spent two years working there alongside many passionate teachers and administrators. We didn’t necessarily…
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fishonaladder (42)in #inequality • 7 years ago
Middle School
I left my job at the elementary school for a temp job that sent me to different schools, still doing behavioral intervention. My first assignment was in South Los Angeles, not…
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fishonaladder (42)in #inequality • 7 years ago
Elementary
My first job in LA was as a behavioral therapist in an elementary school near Van Nuys. It was a small school, consisting of a few bungalows scattered on a concrete slab, along…
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fishonaladder (42)in #education • 7 years ago
Letter to My Students
Dear class, You were the bane of my existence for the first few months of the school year, but over time you transformed my thoughts of you from a bunch of disrespectful, rude…
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fishonaladder (42)in #education • 7 years ago
Liberty and Justice for Some
I’ve worked in many schools in different cities, with various ages and diverse populations, of disparate amounts of luck and chances. They all shared one thing. Every morning…
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fishonaladder (42)in #homeless • 7 years ago
Down and Out in LA
When you think of California, what comes to mind? Beaches of blue crashing against a jagged cliffside, long legged, big breasted blondes in bikinis scattered across the white…
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fishonaladder (42)in #blog • 7 years ago
Going Out West II: What Happened in Vegas
We didn’t make it to our campsite in Yellowstone National Park, since we were in South Dakota at dusk. Nothing was going quite as I had planned, but Ari and I were enjoying the…
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fishonaladder (42)in #blog • 7 years ago
Going Out West: World Class White Trash
“You’re gonna die!” Grandma yells. “It’s too dangerous! Two girls, alone on the road?!” She gets upset often these days. “Why?! Why do you have to go?!” “We’re going to see so…
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fishonaladder (42)in #blog • 7 years ago
Born to Fail
I wanted to be a psychologist since I was a junior in high school. One day, the therapist didn’t show up for a group therapy session at the mental hospital I stayed at for a…
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fishonaladder (42)in #inequality • 7 years ago
Ophelia's Revenge
There once was a precious, courageous, little girl. Her big blue eyes never missed a bat. She could see farther and deeper than most adults. When she would outsmart them, from…
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fishonaladder (42)in #feminism • 7 years ago
Feminism for All
I’ve always considered myself a feminist. Over the years my ideas, as well as society’s, about what feminism means has changed greatly, but I still proudly profess my feminism.…
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fishonaladder (42)in #blog • 7 years ago
LA Eloi
Her glowing, porcelain face protruded from the brick background, then faded into the blue stage lights. Every stroke of her features, handmade with care. She hasn’t been used…
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fishonaladder (42)in #inequality • 7 years ago
Dream Big (Not Too Big)
Every week I drive to therapy in West L.A. I drive down Vine, through Hancock Park, near West Hollywood. I see perfectly paved streets, no gaping potholes, no trash seeping out…
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fishonaladder (42)in #inequality • 7 years ago
Revelations
I thought I’d start off by sharing the humbling experience which inspired this blog. I got these new shoes, burgundy, suede heels with straps that tie around the ankles. I…
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fishonaladder (42)in #inequality • 7 years ago
The White Trash Hoe Experience
I’m Vera, and yes, if you only take into account my race, socioeconomic status, and sexual tendencies, I am a White Trash Hoe…but there is a lot more to me! I am an…
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