The Way to Be
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  • Parts 2
  • Time 8m
Ongoing, First published Jul 31, 2012
We all want to fit in.  It's a teenager thing.  We want it, and if we don't have it, we'll do anything to get it.  But once we have it, how do we know we've truly gotten it?  How do we stay there?  And who's going to stab us in the back to get where we already are?  The only word for this is popularity–the way to be.
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