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  "title": "Growing up is becoming who you were at 12, except this time you like her",
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  "description": "Exploring the journey of self-discovery and returning to your authentic childhood self. A reflection on how growing up means reconnecting with who you were at 12, before the world shaped you.",
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  "originalSource": "https://substack.com/home/post/p-176342717",
  "curationNote": "On returning to your child as a remembrance of your truest nature. Remembering who you were before the world told you you should be different.",
  "category": "Lifestyle",
  "author": {
    "name": "graceinbeing",
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  "keyTakeaways": [
    "Growing up often means returning to the essence of who you were as a child",
    "Your 12-year-old self represents your truest, most authentic nature before external influences",
    "Self-acceptance involves reconnecting with and embracing your childhood self",
    "The journey of personal growth is about remembering rather than reinventing yourself",
    "True maturity includes learning to appreciate the child you once were"
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