My Neighbor Called the Cops on My Kids Because ‘Children Shouldn’t Be Screaming Outside’ – So I Went to War with Her

and let the grass cool my feet.

“Thanks, Mom,” I whispered. “I made it.”

And for the first time in a long time, I believed it.

“Thanks, Mom,” I whispered.

I grew up believing the birthmark on my forehead was the worst thing about me. I spent years trying to hide it, and finally scheduled surgery to erase it. Then a man I’d never met looked at me during continue reading …