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My Mother (Taylor Croteau)

I am the same age my mother was when she was diagnosed with schizophrenia. I am the same age my mother was the first time she tried to kill me. …

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      • Verity La Forum
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      • Heightened Talk
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      • Through the Looking Glass
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      • Disrupt
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