Category: Jomma Groot

• Close the Curtains on your Way Out!

  February 20, 2026

  

  I’m walking up the stairs to the train platform, trying to hide being out of breath, attempting not to wince from the pain it is causing in my chest and my sides. I used to joke about that a couple of years ago, being exhausted just from walking the stairs in school. Now, I am…

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• The Need to be Normal

  November 28, 2025

  

  At nearly 4 years old, like most children in the Netherlands, I had my first trial day of school: an afternoon to acclimatize to my new daily activities. My dad dropped me off in a classroom packed with children older than me. I was introduced to my future classmates and shyly took a seat when…

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