{"id":7424,"date":"2016-03-11T12:46:38","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T17:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/?p=7424"},"modified":"2026-04-01T06:47:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:47:59","slug":"scars-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/scars-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Scars, Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhen I was a child, I thought fire was intriguing. I wanted to be with it\u2026 I was five when\u00a0my sister and I were playing with matches and my pajamas caught fire\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Patsy<\/p>\n

\u201cI was so young when it happened, that my body grew around the scars. \u00a0Once, when I was still a child, I asked my mother to make a two-piece bathing suit for me. She did it. People would stare, especially other kids, but I would just gently say to them, \u2018they\u2019re just scars.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Portrait
\n\u201cMy scars are a gift from God to be able to help others. I don\u2019t mind if people stare, and when children do, I ask their parents if it\u2019s okay to share my story. I don\u2019t want this to happen to anyone else, but if it does, I hope they\u2019ll have the courage not to hide. \u201c
\n\"Seated<\/p>\n

You can see Part I\u00a0of this project here: http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/scars\/<\/a>
\nYou can see Part III here: http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/scars-part-iii\/<\/a>
\nPart IV is here: http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/scars-part-iv\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhen I was a child, I thought fire was intriguing. I wanted to be with it\u2026 I was five when\u00a0my sister and I were playing with matches and my pajamas caught fire\u2026\u201d \u201cI was so young when it happened, that my body grew around the scars. \u00a0Once, when I was still a child, I asked<\/p>\n

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