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What I want you to know about my experience being parented by a member of the KKK

January 24, 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 is by Becky. Photo by: Mayur Gala  Prior to meeting my mom in 1990 in an all black church in the heart of Silicon Valley, my stepfather was a member of the KKK.. This is not about . . .

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What I want you to know about being the PTA recruiter

January 6, 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 is by Traci Suppa. Photo by: Hope House Press  What I want you to know about…being a PTA Volunteer Recruiter (No, I don’t want to assimilate you) I stand behind the PTA table, . . .

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What I want you to know about staying sober in your twenties

November 7, 2016

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 Benny Emerling. Photo by: Stephan Valentin  Can you make it 24 hours without taking a drink or doing a drug? For many twentysomethings, that is doable. However, for . . .

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What I want you to know about healing sexual abuse

October 31, 2016

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 MicheleGrace. Photo by: Christopher Windus  What I want you to know... When a predator stalks an animal and the animal gets away, the natural reaction is shaking to release the trauma. . . .

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What I want you to know about the narcissist, patriarchy, and me

October 19, 2016

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 anonymous. Photo by: Philip Strong  My story is absolutely, completely linked to where we are as a country. As it always was. As all of our stories are. The difference, . . .

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What I want you to know about being a long-term caregiver

October 17, 2016

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 Leona. Photo by: Jake Thacker  My grandmother loved to drive. Her left leg had been paralyzed by polio when she was a young mother, and she walked with a cane from . . .

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What I want you to know about being a sexual assault survivor during this election cycle

October 12, 2016

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 anonymous. Photo by: Christian Gertenbach  Over a decade ago my neck was sprained by "locker room talk." I developed an eating disorder that summer. I switched colleges . . .

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What I want you to know about multiple miscarriages from a husband’s perspective

October 10, 2016

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 Rob. Photo by: Joshua Earle  I have 8 tabs open on my browser right now and I’m starting to suspect that this is really just the tip of the iceberg. It’s a cold and bitter . . .

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What I want you to know about having a child with autism and knowing it is not “just autism”

October 7, 2016

 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 Ashlyn Washington. Photo by: Michal Parzuchowski  Something highly unusual in the world of autism happened to my son last week. He received a diagnosis of autoimmune . . .

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What I want you to know about being the oldest

October 3, 2016

 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: Jenn Evelyn-Ann What I want you to know about being the oldest. I'm 3-1/2 years older than my brother. I'm the oldest. I spent my . . .

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