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Joy Rutherford

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Diary of a First

Submitted to Contest #36

Dear Diary, I am going to stop believing that anything is forever anymore. Just the other day, for the first time in my life, I felt betrayed by my own parents. But, let me start from the beginning. I am still in shock! About a year and a half ago my dear mother started complaining about the traffic and different things about our home in Colorado. It was minor at first, then more major and more often. My father complained that the over 20 year old house had too many repairs to keep u...

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