HeyJaredMidwest State of Mind
Stories and perspectives from the Midwest. I was born, raised, and stayed right where I was planted. I like to feature notes and drawings that I saved from childhood and teenage years.
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iNfErTiLe, InFeRtIlE, iNFeRTiLe, InfErtIlE, INferTileI guess I always knew. I played with dolls. Carried them, coddled them, wrapped them up in blankets. This was always just play, never a future I envisioned. I never pictured myself pregnant or caring for a newborn. I started the birth control pill around age 13 due to incredibly difficult and painful periods. I was not yet sexually active. Instead of trying to figure out what could be the cause of the menstrual problems, it was just easier to
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