BlogHide Resteemstheresejoan (25)in best • 7 years agoDear Joan letters - Part 2Dear Liv, There is simply nothing like the candor and raw honesty of your letters. I adore it, and can't believe the growth that comes from your thought processes when you write things down…theresejoan (25)in letter • 7 years agoDear Joan letters - Part 1Dear Joan, After the ordeal that happened Saturday morning, I felt it would be helpful to organize my thoughts by writing my experience down and then sharing it on Facebook. I did feel some relief…theresejoan (25)in favorite • 7 years agoFavorite Stories| part oneI grew up in a home where you’d get dog fur all over you. That’s how you know it was a good home. I remember it well: My older brother doing older brother things, my sister blowdrying her hair…theresejoan (25)in human • 7 years agoThoughts by TJIt’s funny, as I get older, I seem to be feeling more. You would think that the older you get, the less you feel somehow; that the more life you live, the more jaded or numb you become. For me, it’s…theresejoan (25)in hawaii • 7 years agoJanuary 13, 2018 - The Day We Died (Almost) (It was a False Alarm)Aloha, Jan. 13 was a morning I'll never forget. We were getting ready to go to a book & record fair when my boyfriend Will showed me an alert on his phone: A ballistic missile was on its way to…theresejoan (25)in introduction • 7 years agoAbout MeAloha, My mom's name is Tessie and my dad's name is Joel. It's a common Filipino tradition to name their kids after a combination of their own. And that's how I got my nickname: TJ, T-for Tess and…