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At 13, Marnie Grundman found herself alone, scared and living on the streets of Miami. Fast-forward to today, Grundman is an advocate for...
Marnie Grundman
Dec 15, 20201 min read
A Prostitute Saved My Life
When I Was 13-years-old When I was 13-years-old I lived on the streets in Miami during the cocaine cowboy era… I ended up on the street...
Marnie Grundman
Dec 14, 20207 min read
We Are Not Black Sheep
Image credit: www.nextavenue.org I… WE are NOT black sheep. WE are radiant glow-in-the-dark sheep. Not white, not red, blue, yellow, or...
Marnie Grundman
Dec 14, 20204 min read
What nobody tells you about meeting your birth parents as an adult.
Photo: Marnie and her dad. “I was looking forward to connecting with my father but had no idea what it would feel like…” I wish I’d found...
Marnie Grundman
Dec 13, 20202 min read
A Tribute To My Three Fathers
photo credit: bcbits.com My name is Marnie. I am a 40-something woman, girl, lady, mother, sister, daughter, aunt… you get the picture. I...
Marnie Grundman
Dec 13, 20207 min read
What It's Like Growing Up Afraid Of Your Own Mother
I grew up afraid of my own mom. Alone, commitment-phobic, distrustful, chameleon-like, follower, runner, transient: this is the girl I...
Marnie Grundman
Dec 12, 20205 min read
4 Ways You Set Yourself Up For Life Failure (Without Realizing It)
Photo: Getty For the record, I do believe in the powers of the universe. I believe the world is round and what we put forward will come...
Marnie Grundman
Dec 11, 20202 min read
Why Online Dating Is Like The Forever21 Of Romance
Photo: WeHeartIt As a person that really, really hates talking on the phone, not speaking to your potential person on the phone is a...
Marnie Grundman
Dec 11, 20203 min read
7 Rules To Put The Damn Phone Down And Talk To People IRL
Photo: WeHeartIt We're all guilty of having our phones strapped to our hands or under our pillows. The bottom line is that life is right...
Marnie Grundman
Dec 11, 20202 min read
The Battle Between the 'Taken,' the 'Protected,' and the 'Lost'
#4600AndCounting #4600AndCounting As I have begun an intended and unintended journey, the road is paved with potholes, sinkholes and wet...
Marnie Grundman
Dec 11, 20204 min read
If a School LOST One CHILD Every Week...
What would you do? #4600AndCounting Did you know ... In 2017 in Kansas alone, there are 79 foster CHILDREN that the news media discovered...
Marnie Grundman
Dec 11, 20203 min read
The Real Reason Why We Aren’t Asking the Department of Health & Human Services #WhereAreTheChildren
It’s not the Democrats' fault… it’s not the Republicans' fault… and Trump alone cannot be blamed. www.MarnieGrundman.com As our eyes and...
Marnie Grundman
Dec 11, 20206 min read
Monsters under Your Child's Bed
No, Really... Photo Credit: IDOLZA According to the FBI, 1 in 5 children ages 10 — 17 are solicited online. Do you know 5 children? One...
Marnie Grundman
Dec 11, 20203 min read
How Does This Grab You?
I'm not interested in a third date. I have written and re-written … re-thought this article over and over again. I've been trying to...
Marnie Grundman
Dec 11, 20204 min read
Sexy Small Talk
How Old Were You, When You Lost Your Virginity? How many times have you been to a party or a small get-together where the topic of sex...
Marnie Grundman
Dec 11, 20205 min read
I Ran Away From Home
It's more complicated than you think Sometimes preventing child abuse doesn’t come from calling a hotline. Sometimes preventing child...
Marnie Grundman
Dec 11, 20203 min read
Is There a Relationship That Doesn’t Have a Shelf Life ?
Nothing lasts forever. We are conditioned at a very young age beginning with fairy tales to believe in happily ever after and we...
Marnie Grundman
Dec 10, 20202 min read
Feeding The Hungry
Yesterday I did something that I had been meaning to do for a very long time. I volunteered with Heroes in Black to help feed the...
Marnie Grundman
Dec 10, 20202 min read
An Open Letter to those who judge The Parentless
Dear people who judge me for not having a relationship with my mother, Have you walked a mile in my pumps? Do you know where I have been?...
Marnie Grundman
Dec 10, 20203 min read
What Growing Up with a Life-Threatening Disease Taught Me
Things that growing up with a chronic, life-threatening disease gave me: Gratitude. Perspective. Faith. Resilience. Firsthand in-depth...
Jade Alexandra
Dec 10, 20202 min read
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