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 Hello,

You are welcome to santismynd. This blog is my outlet to express my views and opinions  on trending issues, real-life happenings and most importantly blog about life in general. I cannot wait to see and read your comments as well as thoughts on some of these issues.

So, let us ride together as we journey into  SANTISMYND.

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  1. OrionGate27 August 2020 at 22:05

    That's great ! looking forward to it

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    1. SANTY30 August 2020 at 18:06

      Thank you Brice, I look forward to reading yours too!!

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  2. Anonymous6 September 2020 at 06:48

    Amanda, I really enjoyed your entire blog. Something that caught my thoughts was the part about this day and age, ignorance is not really an excuse. This is so true and I get upset when ignorance is exposed by individuals who should know better. I see people who refuse to try to learn how to properly pronounce peoples names as lazy and intolerant towards there fellow human being. Also, thank you for sharing the story of your name.

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