'I Could Just Be Myself Around Him'

June 14, 2013 Subscribe · Forward 'I Could Just Be Myself Around Him' In March, The Huffington Post began talking to teens and adults throughout the U.S. about their experiences with gun violence. This is one individual's story. You can read others here. Stephanie Upshur, 26, was raised in Washington, D.C., and currently lives in Maryland with her 4-year-old daughter, Dakota. Upshur is an aspiring theater actress and single parent. The father of her child, Derrell Goins, was shot and killed in 2008 at age 21: His friends called him Willow, but I called him Derrell. I guess we started dating in middle school at Francis Junior High. We met when we were 13 or 14.  Continue reading... Amazing Scenes From Rock Creek Park In 1912 LOOK: People Have Fake Sex On Stage Marion Barry <3's D.C. On Twitter Woman Struck By Lightning Sh*********t! 'I Could Just Be Myself Around Him' 'I Could Just Be Myself Around Him' Gross Alert! Man Caught Masturbating On Megabus From D.C. To New York Here's What Dinosaur Poop Looks Like 'I Could Just Be Myself Around Him' Woman Struck By Lightning JASON LINKINS Roger Goodell, in Defending 'Redskins' Name, Must Think That People Are Stupid  Continue reading... RACHEL RYAN Dating in D.C., Where Everyone Is Exceptional This new guy has a MBA and a law degree, and he ran the Marine Corps Marathon in under three hours, and he speaks French! Continue reading... GHOSTS OF DC Amazing Scenes From Rock Creek Park in 1912 Take a look and see if you can place these locations in today's Rock Creek Park. Continue reading... STEPH SHERER New Report Finds Obama Spends $180K Per Day Undermining State Medical Marijuana Laws It's not simply a battle of politics and laws that takes place in legislatures and courtrooms. It is a war that is being waged in our neighborhoods on a daily basis, adversely affecting millions of people every year, and costing the U.S. taxpayers hundreds of million dollars. Continue reading... ANN BRENOFF What I Know About Friends Now That I'm 60 In fifth grade, my BFF Diane dumped me for some girl named Helen. Diane and I had been inseparable for years and it took me what felt like forever to get over feeling betrayed. I agonized over what I had 'done' to deserve such mistreatment, and spent months eating my lunch alone under 'our' tree on the playground. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003