what I want you to know: my husband had an affair
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. After 10 years of marriage and a long struggle with infertility, my husband and I finally achieved our dream of becoming parents through adoption. Prior to . . .
what I want you to know: having a child with a disability
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 Katy from Bird on the Street . If you read my blog and don’t have a child with a disability, you might have, at some point, wondered if there was something you could do for me. Or for other . . .
what I want you to know: I hate my eating disorder
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 Veronica from Run, Write, Repeat. She says, “after spending four months in intensive residential and outpatient treatment for anorexia and bulimia in 2010, I wanted people to know the ‘truth’ . . .
what I want you to know: my child is not a tax-payer burden
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 Amanda. A medical bill arrives in the mail almost daily. Sometimes it's a simple list of expenses related to our last doctor visit. Sometimes it's a note from the Children's Hospital stating that . . .
what I want you to know: panic attacks
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 Alana. I'm sure you've said it before. My room is so messy, my kids are so crazy, I'm so nervous about this test. . . I'm having a panic attack. But you haven't ever had one. I have multiple . . .
what I want you to know: incest
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 Sarah. On this blog, the conversation often turns to orphaned and abandoned children. What I want people to know is I consider myself both orphaned and abandoned. This is not to minimize . . .
what I want you to know: pregnant out of wedlock
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 Natalie Slack. I want you to know that the judgment and shame starts immediately. I remember the long, slow drive home from the drugstore, pregnancy test tucked in my purse and I remember the . . .
what I want you to know: where is the love? (compassion and autism)
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 was written by Lana at Along Came the Bird. She is the mom of three girls, and her youngest was diagnosed with Autism. Have you ever been out in public and seen a child misbehaving? Who hasn't, right? . . .
what I want you to know: adoption and assumptions
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 Kathryn. What I want you to know is that I’m tired of the assumptions people often make about us as a transracial adoptive family and the choices that we’ve made. Mainly, I’m tired of . . .
what I want you to know: losing a child
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 from the McHugh family. It is a powerful story about the life and loss of their daughter – beauty and terror intertwined. Grab some tissues before you watch. . . .
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