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 Julie Barclay. Photo by: Igor Ovsyannykov "Looking back, I shake my head on how much I didn’t get when we added a six year old boy from Ethiopia to our . . .
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What I want you to know about being the “other woman”
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 Grace. Photo by: Julia Caesar There are so many things I want you to know…but I’ve learned from experience that people simply don’t care. It doesn’t . . .
What I want you to know about being a step-parent
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 Lauren. Photo by: Tanja Heffner I want you to know that being a step-parent isn’t for everyone. A step-parent is a special someone with a hidden . . .
What your babysitter wants you to know
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 from an anonymous reader. Photo by: Andrew Branch Just as I was about to graduate from my twenties, I found myself in a career transition for the first time since college. Just after . . .
What I want you to know about being a high school teacher
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 an older submission by Alison from October 2014. Photo by: Megan Soule Time magazine’s latest cover titled “Rotten Apples” stating that it’s nearly impossible to . . .
What I want you to know about what NOT to say to someone suffering from depression
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 Elizabeth. Photo by: Melanie Wasser I've lived in its shadow my entire life. The biblical King David seems to have knows its grip. Actor and comedian Robin Williams was . . .
What I want you to know about leaving a church
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 Callie. Photo by: Chuttersnap I used to be on staff at a church. From time to time, we would learn of a family who had transferred their membership to another church in town. . . .
What I want you to know about the bittersweet narrative of our adoption experience
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. Photo by: Marco Ceschi Not a single day goes by that I do not think of her and that moment. The moment she crumbled onto the cold marble floor of the . . .
What I want you to know about being a military family
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 Cindy Battles. Photo by: David Beale It happened while we were driving back from…I don’t know…somewhere. My son was telling me about a tattoo he wanted to get. To be honest, I was . . .
What I want you to know about saying “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 an anonymous reader. Photo by: Gemma Evans I was fifteen when I stopped saying "no". I was fifteen when I "got what I deserved". To sum up this night I still remember too . . .
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