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- John Dankosky
- Username: jdankosky
- Location: Hartford, Connecticut
- Joined PRX: Sep 11, 2003
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- "Amanda's Diary: Girlfriend"
- Summary: Amanda's family is Catholic. Amanda is bisexual. And she's having a hard time getting her parents to understand that this is not just a phase. "When I was in the first grade, I remember one day we were playing a game that was kind of like Sleeping Beauty where like the prettiest girl on the block fell asleep on a picnic bench. And you know, somebody had to go and wake her up, to like, kiss her and revive her and it would always be one of the boys. And I always felt like I wanted to go and revive her." Amanda first recorded her story with Radio Diaries 16 years ago. We've given her a recorder again to document her life today and to hear what's happened since. Hear Amanda's original diary below and our recent podcast with the Amanda of today. This story is part of the Teenage Diaries series produced by Radio Diaries for NPR.
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Review of Amanda from New York: Girlfriend
John Dankosky
Posted on March 29, 2004 at 07:29 AM
First off, I'm so glad these Radio Diaries are available again.
There's a segment in here with Amanda talking to her parents about her sexuality. It is so real, and completely captures the essence of what children face when they confront their parents' traditional values. Something I love about this is that there's no resolution to the story. It ends in the middle, where Amanda is.
I'm planning to use this, along with other Teen Diaries, and stories from Blunt Youth to do a special program on teens.