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Category Archives: TLP One Day
 Let’s just admit it; middle school is awful. I know everyone thinks it, but I’ll be the first to say that it’s full of mean children that are making up for their inadequacies, and so what do they do? They bully – and I was a victim. “You’re a late bloomer, Rebecca, that’s why you…
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Posted in (love)ly, Lovely Like Me, TLP One Day, ValorTags: bullying, community, comparison, florida, girls conference, girls gone wild, girls programs, lovely project, Lovely Project Experience, orlando florida, relationships, self esteem, self esteem programs, the lovely project experience, The Lovely Project One Day
 As soon as I knew how, I began using my body as a means to get attention. All I wanted was for someone to notice me! The phone rings in the middle of the night. The voice on the other line says, “Ma’am, this is the police. I need you to come meet us; there’s…
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Posted in (love)ly, Lovely Like Me, TLP One Day, ValorTags: alcoholic father, community, florida, girls conference, girls gone wild, girls programs, indecent exposure, lovely project, Lovely Project Experience, orlando florida, self esteem, self esteem programs, the lovely project experience, The Lovely Project One Day
 Within seconds of taking the test, the symbol for “pregnant” popped up. I’ve come from abuse, and every type of it. That’s how life always was for me, which left me with a gaping hole to be loved. There are many avenues to my story that I could go down, but I want to share…
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Posted in (love)ly, Lovely Like Me, TLP One Day, ValorTags: community, florida, girls conference, girls gone wild, girls programs, lovely project, Lovely Project Experience, orlando florida, pregnancy, relationships, self esteem, self esteem programs, teenage pregnancy, the lovely project experience, The Lovely Project One Day
 When I was 11 years old, my father was put into jail for about a year. How disorienting was that for a little girl who longed for a big, strong daddy to always take care of her? I can tell you, it is incredibly heartbreaking. This event wounded me in so many ways that I didn’t even…
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Posted in (love)ly, Hana, Lovely Like Me, TLP One Day, ValorTags: dad in jail, family problems, florida, girls conference, girls gone wild, girls programs, lovely project, Lovely Project Experience, orlando florida, poverty, self esteem, self esteem programs, the lovely project experience, The Lovely Project One Day
 He then said these words, words that make me sick to write, words that could never be taken from my memory, words I hope you, reader, never have to hear.“Andrew is dead.” October 6th, 2006. It was a typical Friday night. I came home from school to get ready for a meeting with some lovely…
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Posted in (love)ly, Lovely Like Me, TLP One Day, ValorTags: community, death in family, florida, girls conference, girls gone wild, girls programs, how to grieve, lovely project, Lovely Project Experience, orlando florida, relationships, self esteem, self esteem programs, the lovely project experience, The Lovely Project One Day
 This week we will focus on stories of girls who have to move in VALOR to overcome horrible life circumstances like poverty, medical trauma, bullying, siblings being killed, alcoholic parents and more. We all call someone who pulls a child out of a burning building courageous. We hear on the news of people putting their lives at…
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Posted in Ask Dr. Crystal, Dr. Crystal, Dr. Crystal's Blog, TLP One Day, ValorTags: florida, girls conference, girls gone wild, girls programs, lovely project, Lovely Project Experience, orlando florida, self esteem, self esteem programs, the lovely project experience, The Lovely Project One Day
 In honor of International Women’s Day, we will be highlighting some of our favorite stories that show what we feel it means to be a strong, lovely girl! Like this one… When you feel insignificant and small – your voice is muted… silenced. “But you will have to pay me too,” grinned the witch. “And…
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Posted in (love)ly, Ask Dr. Crystal, Dr. Crystal, Dr. Crystal's Blog, TLP One Day, VoiceTags: Ask dr. C, crystal evans, florida, girls conference, girls gone wild, girls programs, Lovely Project Experience, orlando florida, self esteem, self esteem programs, the little mermaid, The Lovely Project One Day, voice
 I began to become so anxious every day when I knew it was time to go home, because I knew he was going to do it again. I would freeze each time. Never knowing what to do. How to react. What to say. Each time feeling more and more like a prostitute, because an “understanding”…
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Posted in (love)ly, Lovely Like Me, TLP One Day, VoiceTags: florida, girls conference, girls gone wild, girls programs, lovely project, Lovely Project Experience, orlando florida, self esteem, self esteem programs, the lovely project experience, The Lovely Project One Day
 I was certain our parents would kill us now or at the very least give us the worst beating yet before they went to jail. Screaming, scratching, slapping, kicking, biting, throwing, punching. Destroying. No, I’m not describing the obnoxious tantrum of a toddler. I’m describing my parents. I grew up in a religious home with…
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Posted in (love)ly, Lovely Like Me, TLP One Day, VoiceTags: child abuse, florida, girls conference, girls programs, lovely project, Lovely Project Experience, orlando florida, self esteem, self esteem programs, the lovely project experience, The Lovely Project One Day
 On my 13th birthday, my mom gave me and my best friend a bottle of Captain Morgan as a present. Growing up, it was completely normal to see my parent’s drinking until they would fight, vomit, and pass out. Almost every night, I’d be trying to fall asleep to the sound of music blasting throughout…
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Posted in (love)ly, Lovely Like Me, TLP One Day, ValueTags: addict, alcohol, alcoholic, drugs, florida, girls conference, girls gone wild, girls programs, hope, Lovely Project Experience, orlando florida, self esteem, self esteem programs, teen drug addiction, teens, The Lovely Project One Day
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