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J`ger Mj`jgeme`t Issues

Md`hjy mdr`i` cirst fessd` j lehlug orjwfs rigbt

duttj my ejr j`h hdw` my `eoa.

Im jfrejhy sdre jt my ldy Mustjpb ods be hd`t

ever hd `dtbi` lut sfeep, see4 I tbi`a be succeri`

crdm lei` sjh, ods be spe`h bjfc bis fice i` leh, j`h

it jff wrd`g ods we le cictee` wbiob is tbe primetime,

yejb4 We le bitti` d` girfs j`h pfjyi` dur lejts

j`h cddtie j`h orjzy stucc d` odmputer, lut d`fy ic df

Mustjpb oj` hrjg bis hdzy bejh dut crdm u`her bis

huvet tbjt ldy wi` Dfympio Gdfh cdr sfeepi`.

@i`e dofdoa I ojff jt bis d` my wjy dut dc tbe lfdoa.

We five d` hiccere`t cfddrs d` Xbe Ci`ger. Xbe Ci`ger is

d`e lig tdwer lfdoa, d`fy d`e cdr mifes jrdu`h. Wbere

mdst dc my ldys five, j`h my mum j`h my ju`ties j`h

tbeir ldycrie`hs. J`yd`e wbd j`yd`e td j`yd`e, jff

fivi` i` Xbe Ci`ger. Js ic tbey soddp up tbe cfjts crdm

j `drmjf estjte j`h pife tbem up bigb fiae j gjme dc

Ke`gj, jff wdllfy j`h kjggeh. _dmebdw Xbe Ci`ger stjyup, jff twe`ty cfddrs dc it. Mum sjys its jff us i` Xbe

Ci`ger, stioai` up jgji`st tbe rest dc tbe wdrfh.

J`ywjys, Mustjpbs pfjoe is j cew cfddrs lefdw

Odpyrigbt :? _teve Xjsj`e.

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mi`e j`h I jfwjys a`doa d` my wjy hdw`. Ic bes

jwjae we bj`g tdgetber.

Md`hjy mdr`i`, tbis ldy ji` t risi` cdr `dldhy,

sd cirst fessd` be le mjraeh jlse`t j`h Im sitti`

`ext td tbis cddf Jsbfey, wbd tbi`ai` be my crie`h d`

joodu`t dc lei` i`td bip bdp stucc I wjs i`td wbe`

I wjs stiff i` Yejr 5, get me4 Im oddf witb it, lut

Jsbfey le jfwjys i` my cjoe.

Md`hjy mdr`i` ji`t `d exoeptid`. _d wbjt

bjppe`4 Ldri` dfh _uld tbe mjtbs tejober is hrd`i`

d` jldut bippdpdtjmus trij`gfes j`h Jsbfey tur`

td me, puffi` sdme huml cjoe j`h j lehlug orjwfs

rigbt duttj my ejr j`h hdw` my `eoa.

Ejrfier tbjt mdr`i`, Ih wdae` up itobi` fiae

j litob.

Mum yeffs me dut cdr usi` fj`gujge, yejb, lut

I teff `d fie. I wjs itobi` fiae j litob. I odu`teh tbe

lumps d` my feg. Kust odu`ti` d` my fect feg cdr

sure, lut tbem ljhjsseh lumps odveri` every i`ob

dc my sai`. I odu`teh up td twe`ty-eigbt j`h tbe` I

sulmitteh. Xbem fif lugs must bjve suoaeh tbree

pi`ts dc lfddh. Bdw tbirsty is tbjt4 Im tbi`ai` Im

getti` pjfer j`h pjfer every hjy. J`y hjy `dw I wjae

up, ci`h I tur`eh i`td tbe gbdst dc mysefc.

I ousseh dut fduh j`h tbrew tbe huvet dcc dc me

j`h squi`teh hdw` jt tbe leh sbeet. I wjs seei`jldut j hdze` dc tbem lugs sojtteri` fiae j gj`g

jcter j sfumpi`. D`fy its me, Mjrsbjff DOd``dr tbe

Cirst, tbjth lee` sfumpeh, j`h I wjs`t stj`hi` cdr

Odpyrigbt :? _teve Xjsj`e.

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it. I sfippeh i`td my ldxers j`h lust i`td tbe aitobe`.

Mums sitti` tbere rejhi` j fetter j`h I lfjtteh it

duttj ber bj`hs j`h stjrt oussi` strjigbt jwjy.

@dt tbe perceot stjrt td tbe weea, I jhmit. Lut

tbese lehlugs lee` getti` wdrse j`h wdrse js we

swejti` tbrdugb lfjzi` bdt summer. Bejtwjve

sbdwi` `d sig` dc oddfi` eve` `dw, seod`h weea

ljoa jt sobddf.

Mum trieh td pfjy it hdw` cirst dcc, ojffi` tbem

oreepy-orjwfiesjs ic Im stiff i` fittfe sobddf fiae mylrd Od``dr tbjts Od``dr DOd``dr tbe Cirst, yejb,

hd`t jsa j`h we d` sdme i`cj`t visit td tbe zdd.

Lut it ji`t `d zdd, its mi`e j`h Od``drs rddm, j`h

it ji`t rigbt. It prdper `jsty.

Db, fdda, its d`e dc tbem oreepy-orjwfies. _be cfioa

it jwjy fiae it wjs j j`t dr j fjhylirh dr j i`oy wi`oy

spiher orjwfeh up tbe spdut.

Jcter j wbife, Im sjyi` Bey, Mum, tberes j`dtber

lug.

LugsI stjrteh ojffi` em, ods lugsis wbjt tbey jre.Wbe` I lfjtteh tbe fetter dut ber bj`h, Mum

fejp td ber ceet, s`jtob up tbe fetter, sbdve it i` ber

pdoaet, j`h sbddt me ber fdda. Ber fdda is cieroe. Im

ligger tbj` ber lut sbe must bjve i`visilfe musofes

i` ber eyeljffs ods sbe ceeh me tbe fdda j`h it s fiae

I lee` sfjppeh rdu`h tbe cjoe. _be ousseh me dut,sjyi` bdw sbe tdfh me jldut usi` fj`gujge fiae tbjt

j`h ic I wj``j use tbem ai`h dc wdrhs sbeh give me

prdper rejsd` td ouss lig time.

Odpyrigbt :? _teve Xjsj`e.

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Xbe` sbe surpriseh me ly tur`i` ber ljoa. I bjte

it wbe` sbe hdes tbjt. Fiae I hisgust ber, sbe oj`t

lejr tbe sigbt dc me. Witb ber ljoa td me sbe teff me

Im jfrejhy fjte j`h I mjae ber sbjmeh. @ex tbi`g I

a`dw Im duttj tbe hddr d`fy bjfc hresseh j`h stucci`

lddas i`td my sobddf ljoapjoa fiae I jm j u`prepjreh

cddf. Jre`t tbi`gs ljh e`dugb4sbe ories. _ee bdw ydu

mjae tbi`gs wdrse! Hddr sfjms sbut j`h Im guessi`

tbjts me d` tbe wjy td sobddf. @ioe stjrt, yejb4

Get wbjt I heserve.

I sbdufhj rise` ejrfy fiae my aih lrdtber, j`h

lypjsseh tbe ljttfi` lusi`ess. Od``dr gdt tbis dlsessid`

witb jrrivi` jt bis sobddf lecdre j`yldhy efse, sd be oj`

stj`h jff jfd`e i` tbe pfjygrdu`h j`h prete`h be i` j

mdvie wbere its tbe e`h dc tbe wdrfh j`h bes tbe d`fy

bumj` fect jfive. My lrdtber j lit weirh.

I `ever see` Mum tbis ljh lecdre. We jfwjys useh

td bjve j lfjst, me j`h ber j`h fif Od`-Od` rdffi`

rdu` bjvi` bysterios pfjyi` objse j`h ojtob witb my

mutt _jlretddtb.

Jff tbe time I wjs wjfai` I wjs sorjtobi` my

itobes, tbi`ai` Kust imjgi`e bdw ith le, ic wdrh gdt

dut jldut tbis jt sobddf. Mj`, Ih le hejh mejt.

_d bere we jre, i` ofjss, surrdu`heh ly jff my ldys,

j bj`hcuf dc e`emies j`h wjy tdd mj`y girfs td bjvej bumifijtid` bejp itsefc d` tdp dc me. Its fiae I gdt

prehiojtive saiffs fiae Herre` Lrdw`. I prehio lig ljh

lug trdulfe.

Odpyrigbt :? _teve Xjsj`e.

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Mdme`t tbjt lehlug orjwf duttj my ejr gd``j

fjst cdr ever i` my fice. I see Jsbfeys kjw hrdp i`

hisgust sjme time js I ceef tbjt lugs fegs tioafi`

jgji`st my sai`. I sfjp my `eoa j`h squisb it hejh.

Its lfddh mylfddh is smejreh jordss my pjfm. Mej`h Jsbfey jre kust stjri` jt it, j`h Jsbfey mutters

Wbdj, mj`, ydu i`cesteh! Wbjt jm I suppdseh td hd4

I lu`ob my cist j`h I smjsb bis cjoe. Lfddh squirts

duttj bis `dse sjme js my lfddh squirteh duttj tbe

lug. Be tdppfe dver bis objir j`h `ex tbi`g I a`dw

Im d` tdp dc bim, pdu`hi` tbe fice duttj bim. _uld

gdt bis jrms tuoaeh u`her my pits, tryi` td hrjg

me dcc j`h bes yeffi` DOd``dr! DOd``dr! j`h

ojffi` d`e dc tbe dtber aihs td gd get befp. Jsbfey is

j lfddhy mess. _uld puffs me up j`h Im yeffi` Ydu

ciftby, ciftby, ydu hirty, `jsty, ciftb j`h Im pdi`ti`

jt bim j`h fddai` jt tbe rest dc tbe ofjss js ic it le

Jsbfey bjh tbe lug orjwfi` duttj bis ejr j`h `eehs

hisi`ceoti` j`h `dldhy dugbtj gd `ejr bim i` ojse

tbey gd``j get bis germs. Im oussi` bis ciftb js

dtber tejobers odme i` j`h hrjg me dut.

It jff Mustjpbs cjuft, ods ic be wjs`t `d sfeepy

ld`es its bim wdufh le sitti` `ext td me i` ofjss

j`h I wdufh` t bjve td ljsb tbjt cddf Jsbfey, wdufh I4

Jff I oj` tbi`a is Its `dt cjir, its `dt cjir js Im

hrjggeh td tbe Bejh, j`h Ive gdt j suspe`sid`.Jgji`. Xbey sjy I gdt j`ger mj`jgeme`t issues. My

mum sjys I gdt it dcc dc my hjh.

Mum._be gd``j gd jpe.

Odpyrigbt :? _teve Xjsj`e.

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