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What I want you to know about parenting a child who is blind.

April 4, 2017

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 was submitted by Nikki. Photo by: Kelley Bozarth  My daughter is completely blind. She has no vision. No light perception. Nothing. And it doesn’t make her any less . . .

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What I want you to know: 6 Reasons Why Your Husband Taking a Business Trip Does NOT Make You a “Single Mom”

March 31, 2017

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 was submitted by Overthinking Mommy. Photo by: Suhyeon Choi  A couple weeks ago, my husband traveled to Chicago for a few days. A few excruciatingly. long. days. . . .

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What I want you to know regarding MY truth about student loans

March 27, 2017

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 was submitted by Traci. Photo by: Vitaly  I was born and raised in the South to two black parents, neither of whom went to college. I am also the baby in a family of . . .

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What I want you to know about serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer

March 23, 2017

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 was submitted by Mary. Photo by: Benjamin Combs  I've always wanted to be a Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV). As a child, high-schooler, university student I daydreamed about . . .

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What I want you to know about talking about suicide

March 20, 2017

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 was submitted by The Advicist. Photo by: Ben White Suicide isn't something most of us want to think about, let alone talk about. I get that. I used to be the same.  But . . .

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What I want you to know about when murder enters your life story

March 16, 2017

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 was submitted by an anonymous reader. Photo by Annie Sprat  I dreamt about my little brother last night. I don’t remember much about the dream but he looked as he . . .

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What I want you to know about working opposite shifts from your spouse

March 14, 2017

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 was submitted by Abigail Esguerra. Photo by: Clem Onojeghuo  I married a man in the restaurant business with eyes wide open. I knew nights and weekends are when the money . . .

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What I want you to know about finding joy

March 9, 2017

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 was submitted by Taylor K. Arthur. Photo by: Chungkuk Bae  "You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, so that my . . .

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What I want you to know about being a pediatric resident

March 7, 2017

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 was submitted by Katie Lockwood, MD. Photo by: Piron Guillaume  We are real doctors. So we don’t appreciate it when you ask for the real doctor. Or when you ask how long we have been practicing or . . .

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What I want you to know about living with the stigma of being on government assistance

March 2, 2017

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 was submitted by an anonymous reader. Photo by:  Clark Young  "My husband and I are well educated. We were both raised in middle class families with strong . . .

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