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GROWTH I believe that growing up is hard for any child. One has to come to certain realizations about things in life. For instance, people will not always be truthful. Sometimes a little “white lie” is told to comfort someone, or in my case, to teach a person a lesson. Even though I feel this traumatized me, a lesson was taught to me. When I was about five years old, I had this terrible habit of sucking my thumb. My mother tried everything to get me to stop, but nothing helped. Old supposed remedies, such as hot sauce and duck tape, stood no chance with me. I was determined to not stop. Another thing I greatly loved was painting my nails. I still do. This was an avid hobby that my grandmother and I shared. I would go to her house and polish my nails with many different shades of pink and red. Who knew that the thing I