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It fucked up my childhood.
It fucked up my adolescence.
It fucked up my whole life, Diaz writes.
I spent more energy running from it than I did living.
I never told anyone what happened, but today Im telling you.
And anyone else who cares to listen.
In Spanish we say that when a child is born it is given the light.
And thats what it feels like to say the words, X.
Like Im being given a second chance at the light.
