What I want you to know about living with fibromyalgia
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 would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Emily McCallister. My name is Emily McCallister. I am 24 years old. I have lived with fibromyalgia for 10 years. According to mayoclinic.com, fibromyalgia "is a disorder . . .
Wednesday’s Child: Makayla
Every Wednesday I feature a child recently highlighted by a local Wednesday's Child newscast to share the stories of children from around the country who are waiting for a family. My hope is that this can broaden exposure for the children highlighted, but also serve as a reminder that these children represent thousands of children currently in the foster-care system. Perhaps their stories will inspire you to consider opening your home to a child needing a family. For more information and to . . .
Reflections on my trip to Israel
A couple weeks ago, I took a weeklong trip to Israel with a group of about 20 other women. The purpose of the trip was to learn more about Israeli Palestinian conflict, as well as to visit some historical sites. A couple people have commented on the fact that I haven't written about that trip yet on my blog. It's a bit unusual for me. Typically when I visit another country with the purpose of storytelling about humanitarian efforts, I am writing from the road. I had every intention of doing that . . .
What I want you to know: drug addicts are good people with a terrible disease
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 would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Lauren F. My story starts back in 2009, the year I graduated from high school. I started having many surgeries for several difficult medical issues I was having at the time . . .
Best satire reviews on Amazon
There are a few things in life that make me inexplicably happy no matter what mood I’m in…things that restore my faith in humanity and lift my spirits regardless of what’s going on. Flashmobs are one of those things. I just grin even at the idea of random people coming together under the purpose of bringing cheer through a surprise dance. But there is another convergence of random people bringing joy that I want to talk about today: the phenomenon of satirical Amazon reviews.The comment section . . .
That’s what SHE said: genes and destiny, I learned it from watching you, choosing adoption over pregnancy, and more . . .
AN APOLOGY FROM THE DAD IN THE “I LEARNED IT BY WATCHING YOU' COMMERCIAL | FUNNY OR DIE I’m not even gonna lie, son, pretty much right after I uttered the words “Who taught you how to do this stuff?” I was like, “Oh, fucking me, obviously. I do drugs in front of him all the time” — but then it became one of those things where you’ve already started saying something and you feel like you have to stick with it or you’ll sound dumb … But I see now that the real dumb thing was on the drive to Aunt . . .
Women are scary
This post is sponsored by Zondervan. Making friends with other moms is something I have found to be incredibly difficult. I really value friendships. But most of my friends are women who I have been in relationship with for over a decade, well before I had my own kids. And while I love my friends to death, most of us are in very different life stages. Mark and I had our children much later than our circle of friends. So when most of my friends were in the stage of doing playgroups and park . . .
India’s first “published” book
This post is sponsored by Lulu Jr. My eight-year-old daughter is a voracious reader. I think she may prove to be an even bigger book nerd than I am, and I am a pretty big book nerd. Her bed is constantly covered in books that she is reading, and I frequently have to check on her to make sure she hasn't snuck her reading light on at 10 PM when she should be sleeping.She has also decided that she would like to be an author when she grows up. She knows that I write for a living, and really . . .
What I want you to know about being a foster mother
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 would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by "Mom." Testify.I sat on the witness stand in a dingy Hartford courtroom and tried to convey what it meant to love Destiny. How it felt to give my 19 month old child back to her . . .
#TBT: I love U2, Terrance Howard
On Thursdays, I post something from the archives. This is from July 2011. This past weekend, we went to a U2 concert. Except that we almost didn’t go, on account of a small little outfit crisis I had at about 15 minutes prior to the moment we needed to leave. See, the concert was going to be outside, and it’s June gloom around here and rather chilly after the sun goes down. But we were tailgating first, and it was really hot in the sun. Also, we had floor tickets, so . . .
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