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what I want you to know: being in an intercultural marriage

January 1, 2012

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. (If you are new to this blog, regularly schedule programming will resume after the holidays, but you can check out the “Best Of” section in the meantime). If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. This guest post is by Amelia.    I mispronounce my husband’s . . .

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on hating new year’s eve

December 31, 2011

I hate New Year’s Eve. And love it . . . sort of. But mostly I hate it. It’s my birthday, which is actually part of the reason I hate it. New Year’s Eve is one of the worst days to have a birthday.  First of all, typically half of my friends are still out of town visiting family for the holidays.  Sure, I never had to go to school on my birthday.  That was a bonus.  But I also grew up having poorly-attended birthday parties over Christmas break where I was the recipient . . .

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what I want you to know: coping with miscarriage

December 31, 2011

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. (If you are new to this blog, regularly schedule programming will resume after the holidays, but you can check out the “Best Of” section in the meantime). If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. This guest post is by Tiffany Pate. What I want you to know about . . .

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what I want you to know: being atheist in america

December 30, 2011

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. (If you are new to this blog, regularly schedule programming will resume after the holidays, but you can check out the “Best Of” section in the meantime). If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. This post is by Erica Manney.. I am an atheist. I donate to charity. I . . .

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seven

December 28, 2011

My oldest turned seven today.  SEVEN!  Man, that feels like a graduation away from “little kid” and into big kid territory.  In lieu of a birthday party, Jafta’s wish for his birthday was to go to Knott’s Berry Farm and ride all of the roller coasters with no younger siblings around to cramp his style.  So, last Monday Mark took Jafta and two friends to Knott’s and did just that.  Jafta rode every ride with gusto . . . even the ones that went upside-down.  He’s . . .

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merry christmas!

December 25, 2011

  Merry Christmas from the Howerton family. . . .

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what I want you to know: a letter to santa from a foster child

December 24, 2011

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. (If you are new to this blog, regularly schedule programming will resume after the holidays, but you can check out the “Best Of” section in the meantime). If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. This guest post is cross-posted with permission from LT, who writes at I . . .

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what I want you to know: being bullied as a child

December 23, 2011

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. (If you are new to this blog, regularly schedule programming will resume after the holidays, but you can check out the “Best Of” section in the meantime). If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. This post is by Dana. When I was a kid, I was the victim of bullying. It . . .

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change a life this christmas

December 22, 2011

Jeannett is no stranger to philanthropy through blogging,  Her blog is a regular host of guest posts that are matched with giveaways benefits a charity of choice.   Last Christmas, she set her sights on something that could change one person’s life forever – a pretty lofty goal.   Many bloggers joined Jeannett in sharing Cliff’s story and last Christmas, $5 at a time, readers made a difference for Cliff and raised almost $9,500 for his adoption. Cliff is now Joshua and . . .

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what I want you to know: regret over an abortion

December 21, 2011

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. (If you are new to this blog, regularly schedule programming will resume after the holidays, but you can check out the “Best Of” section in the meantime). If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. This guest post is by an anonymous reader. Though I believe that I have . . .

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