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I Swore I'd Never Be The Mother Who Complained About Parenthood. Then I Had Children.

"Kids were all my husband Marc and I wanted, and it felt like everyone else had them. And worse, like they were kind of put out about it."
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I Ran Into An Old Classmate After Losing 168 Pounds. Her Reaction Left Me Completely Stunned.

"I wasn’t sure what to do. I prayed no one else in the line noticed what was happening."
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My 95-Year-Old Grandma Saved My Life When No One Else Could. Then She Did It Again — Months After Her Death.

"My parents never understood my motives for admitting myself inpatient. However, from hundreds of miles away, Grandma Bevy repeated over the phone, 'I’m proud of you.'"
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I Prayed For Years That No One Would Discover The Issue With My Private Parts. Now I'm Done Hiding.

"After Dr. R terrified and humiliated me, he kept me on the examination table. Every part of me pushed to get up, but he held me down."
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I Spend Pride Month Engaging With Evangelicals Online. My Friends Don't See The Point — Here's Why I Persist.

"When my beloved former youth pastor starts posting about LGBTQ+ people, it’s hard to scroll by."
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My Dad Belittled My Work For Years. Then I Received An Email That Told A Very Different Story.

"Many friends and students found my words illuminating and helpful. Now I stared at my screen, feeling like a failure who’d hurt the person I cared about most."
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I Was A Pastor At A Megachurch. Then Someone Asked Me A Question That Turned My Life Upside Down.

"The words coursed through my body looking for an answer — an answer I owed only myself."
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I Was Stuck In A Toxic Situationship. I Thought He Was The Problem — Until I Had A Frightening Realization.

"He had never apologized before. His usual playful energy was heavy with guilt, like a dog with his tail between his legs."
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My Health Insurance Company Is Trying To Kill Me

"They are genius (and stealthy) in their tactics to exhaust me financially, emotionally and physically."
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I Moved In With The Man Of My Dreams After Our Second Date. Then He Made A Request That Had Me Packing My Bags.

"We were like two feral raccoons thrown into the same cage — bonding with one another brought up anguish we’d spent decades trying to self-medicate."
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