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Sylvia Longmire

Sylvia Longmire

10 Ways Covert Narcissists Use Social Media to Control, Manipulate, and Punish You

14 min readMar 4, 2024

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10 Ways Covert Narcissists Use Social Media to Control, Manipulate, and Punish You

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Sylvia Longmire

I’m in Florida, my kids are in Germany. Now we’re a family in virtual reality.

I must have stared at the box for at least ten minutes with a mixture of anxiety, anticipation, excitement, and maybe a tiny drop of fear…

5 min readMar 17, 2021

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I’m in Florida, my kids are in Germany. Now we’re a family in virtual reality.

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Sylvia Longmire

My Journey from Catholic Republican to Agnostic Democrat in the Age of Trump

I remember when I registered to vote. It was during my senior year of high school, and I was so excited. The year was 1992, and George H…

11 min readMay 28, 2020

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What Online Dating is Really Like for Women in Wheelchairs

Yes, I can still have sex. I only say that because it seems to be the most pressing question on the minds of men considering me (or any…

11 min readMay 2, 2020

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What Online Dating is Really Like for Women in Wheelchairs

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The Unbridled Disaster of Getting Dressed as a Wheelchair User

Back in 1934, the local press asked the football coach at Ohio State University what his team’s chances were of beating rival Michigan…

7 min readMay 2, 2020

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The Unbridled Disaster of Getting Dressed as a Wheelchair User

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The Struggles and Joys of Parenting from a Wheelchair

It was a random day with my two sons, and we were just relaxing in the living room while watching TV. My then-10 year-old asked me to get…

9 min readMay 2, 2020

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The Struggles and Joys of Parenting from a Wheelchair

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Finding Identity and Purpose While Losing Our Jobs

So, what do you do?

5 min readApr 28, 2020

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Finding Identity and Purpose While Losing Our Jobs

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I Have a Chronic Illness, and I’m Glad the World is Closing for Business

Like many other people these days, I suspect, I’ve been spending way too much time on Facebook. That means I’ve seen way too many people…

4 min readMar 13, 2020

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I Have a Chronic Illness, and I’m Glad the World is Closing for Business

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Why Wheelchair Users Walking Again Makes You Happy — and Ableist

About a year ago, a video by CBS News started making the rounds on Facebook. The clip was of a young man in a wheelchair who was at his…

7 min readFeb 15, 2020

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Why Wheelchair Users Walking Again Makes You Happy — and Ableist

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We’re Sending Girls Mixed Messages About Body Exposure

I was one of the lucky 62,417 people who got to watch the Super Bowl in person. I’m a full-time wheelchair user, and managed to score two…

6 min readFeb 5, 2020

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We’re Sending Girls Mixed Messages About Body Exposure

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Sylvia Longmire

Sylvia Longmire

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Sylvia Longmire is an award-winning accessible travel writer, a service-disabled Air Force veteran, and the former Ms. Wheelchair USA 2016.

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