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 Heather Brookes. Adoption infertility: it isn’t a . . .
what I want you to know: being asexual
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 Rebecca, who blogs at Dragon’s Quill. Part of the . . .
The Sixth Annual Blogger Christmahanukwanzaakah Online Holiday Concert
For the sixth year in a row, Neil Kramer of Citizen of the Month is hosting an annual online concert featuring bloggers performing their favorite holiday standards. Neil’s intention in the concert was to bring the blogging community together, regardless of race or religion, for some holiday fun. Last year was my first time to participate, and I used a slideshow to tell the story of waiting for Kembe to come home for three Christmases in a row. This year, the song was a family . . .
what I want you to know: if I were a poor black kid
Today’s guest post is a bit of a departure for this series in that it is a cross-post response to a Forbes.com article from last week. In case you missed it, Forbes published an article in which a middle-aged white man offers patronizing advice to “poor black kids” about how they could be successful if they would only use the right tech tools. The Forbes piece really got me ranty, and I think in part because the racism in the article was so subtle. In my opinion it was racism . . .
what I want you to know: adopting a child is the hardest thing I’ve ever done
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. Adoption isn't always . . .
2nd MD: online access to the world’s best doctors
Thank you to 2nd.MD for providing me with a $200 stipend to test-drive this revolutionary online medical service. A couple weeks ago, I was asked to try a new online service called 2nd MD. It’s a service that provides a consultation with a medical specialist of your choosing. Using face-to-face video chat, you get to chat with a specialist about your medical concerns. I was pretty intrigued with this idea for a couple of reasons. First, because making a doctor’s appointment is . . .
what I want you to know: blindness isn't a tragedy
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 Briley Pollard. There are many things I'd like the . . .
31bits party
Last week we got to go to the 31bits holiday party. 31bits is an amazing organization on many levels: they make gorgeous recycled jewelry, they bring jobs to women in Uganda, and they throw really fun parties where we get to dance like fools with our kids. Here are a couple shots of our family from our big night out. I promise. The kids actually WANTED to wear these costumes. There was much fighting over who would wear what. (Kembe lost). See the look of shame . . .
what I want you to know: being a temporary mama
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 Britt. I want you to know there is sometimes a . . .
what I want you to know: having a second trimester abortion
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 Shannan.. My story feels unique. Not because what . . .
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