All The Things I Never Said

Growing up never gets easier, but try growing up in the generation raised on the internet. Your world is personally evolving as you mature, and you have front-row tickets to watch the world get shaken around. In-between beauty standards, trends, culture shocks, and so much more, you are expected to become a model citizen, the perfect representation of your parents. This is the new normal, but it never gets easier, especially if you're a little black girl.

Some things are better kept inside,...