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A little over a year ago, I started the What I Want You to Know series on this blog.   I invited readers to share a part of their personal story that they wished others could better understand.  When I put the call out there, I figured I would have a handful of people interested in participating.  I was surprised on many levels: by the width and breadth of topics, by the vulnerability and bravery of the posters, and by the number of people who have submitted stories.  As . . .

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.  This guest post is a cross-post Lemmonex, authored by Lexa who also writes with me at MamaPop.  She kindly let me reprint it here because I think it’s an important reminder. Hey, you. Yes, you. Look, I think it is . . .

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. This post is written by Sue M. of Borrowed Light. First of all, you should know that I never talk about this on my blog.  Too many people read it who know us In Real Life.  Too many people who would read about it and . . .

. 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 post is by an anonymous reader. My road down self injury started with a diagnosis of depression when I was 14 and a prescription that didn't work. I tried cutting because I had heard about it as a coping mechanism . . .

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 post is by an anonymous reader. I have thoroughly debunked the myth that I'd heard from college male friends who naively repeated, "Girls don't poop."  I unfortunately can't stop because I have . . .

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 post is by an anonymous reader. What I want you to know is that being married to a pastor does not make me a pastor by default. I am married to an incredible man who happens to be the pastor of a large church. We have . . .

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 post is by an anonymous reader. I would say that what I want you to know is that our family of six is new here; but you already know that. I would say that what I want you to know is that one set of our parents and my . . .

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 post is by an anonymous reader. I want you to know that I resent you mothers. Not particular mothers (I love many mothers I know dearly), but the corporate entity as a whole, and not for the reason you are probably . . .