What Do I Do?
Photo by Tracy Fuentes By Madison Kleinrock-Andrews “I’ve got a lot to live without. / I’m never gonna meet / what could’ve been, / would’ve been, / what should’ve been you.” —Taylor Swift, “Bigger Than the Whole Sky” You were my first love (I guess I’ll only be talking about you in the past tense…
10 Breakup Songs for Crying and Moving on
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Madison Kleinrock-Andrews Listen to the playlist here With February comes Valentine’s Day, which makes us reflect on the highs and lows of our love lives. Even if you’re currently in a relationship, you still might’ve experienced a breakup in the past. The universality of this experience is why there’s no…
Best Of 2022 Scrapbook
By Madison Kleinrock-Andrews, Ryland McGinniss, Lianelys Cabrera, Angie Shenouda, Tracy Fuentes, Kleigh Balugo (in order of appearance) At the start of 2021, Kindergarten contributors shared their favorite moments of 2020 in the form of a scrapbook. In honor of 2022 drawing to a close and Kindergarten’s 2nd anniversary, contributors both new and returning looked back…
Be Patient With Me
Photo by Madison Kleinrock-Andrews and Kleigh Balugo By Madison Kleinrock-Andrews Please be patient with me. It will be a while before I let myself believe that we will last. My father left when I was a baby, and the only boy I’ve ever given my heart to didn’t appreciate it, handed it back to me…
I’m Glad That You Ended Things
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Madison Kleinrock-Andrews I’m glad that you ended things, because I would have wasted years and years with you like my mother did with my father if you let me. Before I met you, I didn’t understand how she could be with the wrong guy for so long. Now I understand.…
Eulogy for Past Versions of Myself
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Madison Kleinrock-Andrews The version of myself who was blissfully naive, the version of myself whose biggest problem was deciding what toy she wanted from the store, the version of myself who thought I had found love with you are all dead now. But so are the version of myself who…
The Lust Playlist
Desire fuels passion. Lust is the passionate yearning for something or someone. Admittedly, we often lust over the wrong things. No matter what you’re lusting over, here are songs handpicked by us about that all too familiar feeling. Listen to the playlist here Jacquelyn Rodriguez “From Eden” by Hozier If there’s any artist that writes…
Won’t You Join Me
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Madison Kleinrock-Andrews I’m probably getting ahead of myself, but I’m already falling. I can’t help it. The feeling you give me is something I’ve never felt before, only heard about in songs, movies, and books. Like most new things, it’s both exciting and terrifying. There are just as many examples …
Drunk on Love
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Madison Kleinrock-Andrews I’ve never been drunk before. (I know I need a reason. My father was an alcoholic. Is an alcoholic? He’s not dead. Just gone. Is that a good enough reason?) But if I ever did get drunk, I imagine that it would feel the way that I did…
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