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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 Brooke. My husband and I have an atypical infertility story. We started trying for our first child when we’d been married for 6 months, and we kept it a secret until almost a year . . .

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 Sarah Stewart Holland. I recently lost a pregnancy. I was 19 weeks and at the ultrasound we found out the baby didn't have a heartbeat. Suddenly, I was faced with all these decisions . . .

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 Wendy. Last year, my father contemplated suicide. Two weeks later, my husband was in the hospital to prevent the very same thing. I don’t tell you this because I want you to feel bad for . . .

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 an anonymous reader. I was raised in a fairly religious household. I was taught that sex before marriage was wrong. I was also taught that using a tampon would rob me of my virginity. . . .

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 Dawn R.  What I want you to know about being a widow: I’ve been a widow for 7 month and 28 days. Those stats might lead you to believe that I have some chart affixed to my fridge . . .

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 Alice Jones Webb. This week (Thursday to be exact) my younger son turns thirteen. This will officially make me the mother of THREE teenagers in case anyone is keeping score. (No . . .

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 Rosie. I am close to 30. Yet when someone yells and curses, when I see vehicles that look like his, or when I smell a combination of cigarette smoke and motor oil, I am a child. I am 5 . . .

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 Lesley. I want you to know that I didn’t feel beautiful growing up, but more importantly, I didn’t feel that I was good enough at anything. I had a great support network of close . . .

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 Alicia Salizar. They both looked so pink and perfect when they arrived, I never guessed they might need Neonatal Intensive care. My blood pressure finally lowered and my bed was . . .

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 Anonymous. No one talks about what happens to the stepparent after divorce. Or did this awful thing just happen to me? 7 ½ years ago I met a wonderful boy. He stole my heart within . . .