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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 Goodness Nwankpa. Photo by: Viktoria Hall-Waldhauser  I suffer from a malodor disorder called TMAU (Trimethylaminuria). Although I've been aware of my disorder for fifteen years, I've never . . .

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 Lisa Mullin. Photo by: Jean Gerber  Sitting alone on our front porch, the breeze washes over me. I swear I hear the leaves whisper words of hope and life for the future. That noise they make . . .

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 Lisa Mullen. Photo by: Tim Marshall  It changes everything you thought you believed. This "issue" that is out there in the news, suddenly becomes part of your life and you are changed. The . . .

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 Jennifer Lima. Photo by: Nathaniel Tetteh  Another shooting of another black man. The names and images scroll across my news feed in what has become a much too frequent occurrence. I feel . . .

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 an anonymous reader. Photo by: Alex Ronsdorf  I had a great upbringing. Two successful parents with good jobs, living in a good house, good neighbourhood, we got to go on family vacations . . .

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 Brittnie Blackburn. Photo by: Zack Minor  I have lost two babies, one at eight weeks and most recently, our son Chance who was stillborn at 20 weeks gestation. I could not let the month of . . .

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 Holly Love. Photo by: Aaron Burden  According to the Pew Research Center, I shouldn't vote the way that I do. Statistics from a large study conducted last year confirm what seems like common . . .

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 Wendy Laman Crawford. This is my Jalen. This is my story. This picture is how I see him in my mind every day. He is quite literally the happiest, friendliest kid you could meet and I'm not saying that . . .

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 Krys Springer. Photo by: Jenna Norman   I am a strong woman. I come from strong people, people who moved to the remote West to build a life for themselves out of the rugged wilderness of . . .

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 Paige. Photo by: Clem Onojeghuo This is what I want people to KNOW: I'm divorced, so I know a little bit about it. There are reasons that I think divorce is 100% the answer and divorce is always . . .