Stay Awhile Project

I Am Not Allowed To Die

I Am Not Allowed To Die

I am not allowed to die. When I was nineteen, my older sister committed suicide. It was my second year of college. I woke up on the 14th of October,...

I Am Not Allowed To Die

I am not allowed to die. When I was nineteen, my older sister committed suicide. It was my second year of college. I woke up on the 14th of October,...

Moments

Moments

There are moments in life we all love to remember; the joys, like weddings and the birth of children, the silly times, like remembering playing games with your mom as...

Moments

There are moments in life we all love to remember; the joys, like weddings and the birth of children, the silly times, like remembering playing games with your mom as...

83/38

83/38

I’d love to say I’ve overcome the dark thoughts. “Overcome” is a strong word. I can certainly say I’ve “survived” a good deal in my, thus far, 38 years. I...

83/38

I’d love to say I’ve overcome the dark thoughts. “Overcome” is a strong word. I can certainly say I’ve “survived” a good deal in my, thus far, 38 years. I...

Your Heart is Stronger Than You’ll Ever Know

Your Heart is Stronger Than You’ll Ever Know

Growing up, My mind was a prison of my own design Heartbroken before I ever knew what having a heart meant I spent too many nights wondering Why I wasn’t...

Your Heart is Stronger Than You’ll Ever Know

Growing up, My mind was a prison of my own design Heartbroken before I ever knew what having a heart meant I spent too many nights wondering Why I wasn’t...

I Do Not Hate My Parents, I Feel Bad For Them

I Do Not Hate My Parents, I Feel Bad For Them

My name is [REDACTED]. When I came across this on my Instagram discovery page, I felt a sense of hope knowing I can share my story. Growing up in a...

I Do Not Hate My Parents, I Feel Bad For Them

My name is [REDACTED]. When I came across this on my Instagram discovery page, I felt a sense of hope knowing I can share my story. Growing up in a...

I Forgave Myself After Sending You To Heaven

I Forgave Myself After Sending You To Heaven

This is a hard story for me to tell. It's one that I have NEVER been able to tell before. It was 1998 and I was a month shy of...

I Forgave Myself After Sending You To Heaven

This is a hard story for me to tell. It's one that I have NEVER been able to tell before. It was 1998 and I was a month shy of...