She Believed She Could So She Did
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Last published Fri, Nov 25, 2016
Young Maggie Shoeman was told throughout her life that she wasn't good enough and that she wasn't going to be able to achieve anything. Her only support throughout the years was her twin brother Joseph, who helped her through the bullying and through the abuse from her parents. She believed it until her 18 birthday when Joseph and her decided to move away from home and to move in with Joseph's friend Edward Ambassador in Califonia
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