What about those little (or sometimes big) hurts from childhood? We’ve all had them.

There is a lot about bullying in the news these days. Whether we were bullied or not, I know that everyone has times when they felt different or like they just didn’t fit in. Or maybe great times when you really felt a part of something. How do you remember those times now? Do they affect the way you see yourself today?

Natalie Goldberg suggests you “list thirty ways you felt different from others as a child, whether because of race, religion, sexual preference, the shape of your body, your black toenail, or your dark mind.” (pg. 73) Then, pick one and write about it.

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Tags: childhood hurts, feeling different, feeling left out, memoir prompt, natalie goldberg, old friend from far away, writing memoir

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