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What I want you to know about losing my mother

October 10, 2014

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 Bethany. I tried something new at my daughter's gymnastics class this morning. Instead of joining her 3-year-old class on the floor, I stayed back to watch her from a . . .

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What I want you to know about having developmental prosopagnosia

October 8, 2014

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 Melody. I have known most of my life that I am not good at telling people apart. When I was in high school, I would tell people, "I'm great with names, but terrible at . . .

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What I want you to know about being the parent of a gay Christian son

October 6, 2014

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 Linda Robertson. On the night of November 20, 2001, a conversation held over Instant Messenger changed our lives forever. Our twelve year old son messaged me in my office from the . . .

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What I want you to know about having a daughter with cancer

October 3, 2014

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 Amy Vogel. I want people to know that our daughter having cancer was the most important thing to ever happen to us. It changed us for the better - but not just us. Our . . .

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What I want you to know about living with adult ADHD

October 1, 2014

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 Teresa Newsome. What I want you to know about living with adult ADHD, more than anything, is how hard I try.If you’re exploring a diagnosis or living through one, you can glean a . . .

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What I want you to know about dressing to please a guy

September 29, 2014

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 writer. When I met my current boyfriend, I was waltzing around in tacky Forever 21 party tops, unintentionally ripped American Eagle jeans, and Ugg boots. Then, one night I . . .

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What I want you to know about being the sister of a convicted sex offender

September 26, 2014

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 posts is by Natalie. I used to believe in monsters. Until my brother became one. Three years ago, I got a call that my brother had been arrested for molesting his step-daughter. . . .

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What I want you to know about having plastic surgery as a child

September 24, 2014

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 Miller. I still remember the first time I got called Dumbo. It was on the way home from Springbrook Elementary School, and I was alone on the greenbelt near my . . .

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What I want you to know about being pregnant and depressed

September 22, 2014

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 Allison.  I just had the 18 week sonogram two days ago and found out we're having a boy, and from the looks of it healthy and not missing any important bits.It's been two . . .

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What I want you to know when having a family does not come easy

September 19, 2014

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  Rev. Jacqueline Hope Derby. As I write, my husband and I are beginning our third round of collecting everything needed to update our Home Study for our adoption. Doing the . . .

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