Ashley

“I have presence, I am told. I take up space. I intimidate. I do not want to take up space. I want to go unnoticed. I want to hide. I want to disappear until I gain control of my body.”
― Roxane Gay, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

“My body is a cage. My body is a cage of my own making. I am still trying to figure my way out of it. I have been trying to figure a way out of it for more than twenty years.”
― Roxane Gay, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

“. I don’t want to pretend that everything is okay. I’m living with what happened, moving forward without forgetting, moving forward without pretending I am unscarred.”
― Roxane Gay, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

“Homeschooling can transform your family relationships if you build a calm, peaceful, loving home; every minute you spend together will be more precious than the most brilliant diamond. As far as the benefits of homeschooling goes, this is among the most unexpected and most valuable.”
― Sandra K. Cook, Overcome Your Fear of Homeschooling with Insider Information