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Don't Go Outside
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Halfway through my fifth grade year, my mom sent me from Amarillo, Texas, where I lived with her, to live with my dad in Aurora, Colorado. I was an overweight, white-appearing, biracial (white and black) child with a thick Texas accent, and who didn’t know any other kids at school. When enrolled in Crawford Elementary School (pictured above), I was introduced to Crips who lived in the local neighborhood. This introduction was by way
Deric Hollings
4 days ago8 min read
My Lil' Ol' Tie
[ DISCLAIMER ] My late stepmom used demeaning remarks when mocking people in her uniquely comical way. For context, “demeaning” is...
Deric Hollings
Sep 305 min read
I Can't Take It: It's More Than I Can Handle
[DISCLAIMER] Have you ever been exposed to a CS gas chamber? I have. In a blogpost entitled Resilience, I described my experience from...
Deric Hollings
May 196 min read
Tolerable FAD
[ DISCLAIMER ] Depicted in the above photo are three fashion elements in which I no longer participate, as they relate to a passing...
Deric Hollings
Apr 185 min read
In My Life
[ DISCLAIMER ] On his 2000 album The Understanding , rapper Memphis Bleek released the track “In My Life” which featured a sample of...
Deric Hollings
Mar 47 min read
Sit Down if You Can't Stand Me
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons about the ABC model of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I often...
Deric Hollings
Feb 234 min read
Listening to Dissenting Opinions
[ DISCLAIMER ] “Socialism” refers to a political and economic system or an ideology in support of such a system. Under this ideology, a...
Deric Hollings
Feb 238 min read
Therapy Was Also an Option
[ DISCLAIMER ] As an obese child, I dreaded the days on which running activities would take place at school. For instance, during the...
Deric Hollings
Feb 188 min read
Voluntary Adversity
[ DISCLAIMER ] As an overweight child, I was required to participate in the Presidential Fitness Test along with other children....
Deric Hollings
Jan 119 min read
I Can't Take It
[ DISCLAIMER ] For those readers who are unfamiliar with Texas history, the following information serves as context pertaining to this...
Deric Hollings
Mar 29, 202410 min read
FLAT
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use In 1999, Mr. Oizo released the song “Flat Beat.” At the time, I appreciated the way its varied tones...
Deric Hollings
Mar 23, 20244 min read
Deal Wit Dis
[DISCLAIMER] In my first year of high school, West Coast gangsta rap group South Central Cartel (S.C.C.) released an album entitled South...
Deric Hollings
Mar 17, 20246 min read
High Frustration Tolerance
[DISCLAIMER] Given responses I’ve heard from people in my personal and professional life about dating, I’m glad that my days of courtship...
Deric Hollings
Feb 24, 20247 min read
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