Posts Tagged ‘girl’

Being the ‘good girl’

Tuesday, September 30th, 2014

Good, perfect, holy, sweet, innocent, beautiful, kind, pure – there are so many words that described who I wanted to be ever since childhood. These were goals to achieve, standards impossible to meet, reminders to keep my behaviour appropriate, and chains that constricted my life. Stories of the saints partially influenced this. One story that Read more

Homeless little girl with a big heart

Friday, August 9th, 2013

Being homeless and watching over her three younger siblings whenever mum went off on a meth binge was a way of life for young Tangmo, and she accepted her fate without question; now the children are in school and they’ve got a roof over their heads instead of a road. Demure Miss Tangmo (Watermelon) tries to Read more