: About Me

Who am I? I am simply Nika. I am a west coast implant living in Maryland. I am the daughter of a Cherokee woman and German man. I am one of three children. I am a recovering addict. I am a recovering alcoholic. I am a child abuse survivor.I am a rape survivor.I am bi-polar. I am a Wiccan. I am a old school goth. I am a collared lifestyle switch. I am the mother to three beautiful children. I am a poet. I am a preschool teacher.

I am but a single rain drop ....

My passion is ...

writing, especially poetry.

I know too much about ...

the dark side of life.

My parents always told me ...

things I did not want to hear.

My childhood ambition ...

was to have my writing compared to the work of Edgar Allen Poe.

My favorite memory ...

is when my daughter told me she was proud of me.

Why I write ...

because written word is my refuge.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Blue October, Ugly Side

My first job ...

was a preschool teacher in Palo Alto California.

My best moment ...

was when I realized that life was not always pain and heart ache.

My inspiration ...

is the world around me.

Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Behind the name: Mia

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ETYMOLOGY: Mia is pronounced MEE-ah. This is a name with many meanings. In Italian and Spanish it is a possessive form, possibly due to a the phrase "cara mia" where mia means "my", however, it is also a variation of Maria which mean wished for child or rebellion. Yet, it is also a Danish and Swedish pet name for Maria that means beloved. While in Hebrew it means uncertain. ORIGIN & HISTORY: The specific origin of Mia is unknown, however, it is thought to be of Hebrew, Latin, or Scandinavian in origin. In Hebrew Mia is the feminine abbreviation of Michael. The original name is to believed ...

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