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Don’t Ask! Wait To Be Offered!
Don’t Ask! Wait To Be Offered!
My parents well-meaning rules had unforeseen consequences
Chantelle Atkins
Jul 27
Home Is Where I Want To Be
Home Is Where I Want To Be
When home moves but the heart doesn’t, completely…
Elle West
Jul 23
College Is Free! Isn’t it?
College Is Free! Isn’t it?
You’re not ready to have this conversation. Let’s have it anyway.
Wendy Grevenberg Rizzo
Jul 20
How Self-Development Practices Helped Me Build a Stronger Marriage
How Self-Development Practices Helped Me Build a Stronger Marriage
Self-development isn’t just about personal growth
Anders Abjorn
Jul 20
Are We Ever Truly Free and Are Our Lives Ever Really Our Own?
Are We Ever Truly Free and Are Our Lives Ever Really Our Own?
conversations with a curious 10-year-old
Chantelle Atkins
Jul 18
All The Trees We Climb
All The Trees We Climb
A reflection on childhood, growth, and legacy
SimAlecSansford
Jul 7
Navigating Loss and Self-Discovery
Navigating Loss and Self-Discovery
Finding Strength and Clarity in the Wake of Heartbreak and Transformation
Joseph Benjamin
Jun 25
A Grandmother’s Thoughts
A Grandmother’s Thoughts
Rhyming poem
Vera-Marie Landi
Jun 24
My Dad Has Never Been Interested, So Why Do I Constantly Wish He Could See Me Now?
My Dad Has Never Been Interested, So Why Do I Constantly Wish He Could See Me Now?
The Curse of Absent Fathers
Chantelle Atkins
Jun 17
The Unspoken Soundtrack of Motherhood: From Joy to Grief and Back
The Unspoken Soundtrack of Motherhood: From Joy to Grief and Back
It’s not always pop, rock and jazz
Deanna Bugalski 💋
Jun 17
My Family Might Not Look Like Yours, But I Cherish It
My Family Might Not Look Like Yours, But I Cherish It
Embracing diversity in our family
Sherry Atkinson
Jun 9
Slipping Through My Fingers
Slipping Through My Fingers
the march of time shows no mercy to mothers
Chantelle Atkins
Jun 4
The Honest Perspective Weekly Prompt — June 3rd to 9th
The Honest Perspective Weekly Prompt — June 3rd to 9th
Let’s get inspired
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Jun 2
The Cool and The Hot Of It
The Cool and The Hot Of It
Story based on the HP prompt — Privilege
Priyanka Sinha
May 29
‘When You Wake Up In The Morning, It Will All Be Over. It Will Be All Right’
‘When You Wake Up In The Morning, It Will All Be Over. It Will Be All Right’
life advice from the eighteen-year-old boy who became my husband
Chantelle Atkins
May 23
The Great Privilege of Having a Neurotypical Brain
The Great Privilege of Having a Neurotypical Brain
Understanding and overcoming neurotypical privilege for a more inclusive society
Deanna Bugalski 💋
May 19
Nourishment Takes Various Forms
Nourishment Takes Various Forms
How My Mother Provided Sustenance to Me in an Unexpected Location
Nakia Allen
May 8
Regrets, I’ve Got A Few
Regrets, I’ve Got A Few
and it’s all the things I didn’t do
Chantelle Atkins
Apr 23
Why Are So Many Parents Giving Their Children Smartphones?
Why Are So Many Parents Giving Their Children Smartphones?
I genuinely don’t understand
Chantelle Atkins
Apr 22
My Family Thought I Was the Queen of Telling Tall Tales
My Family Thought I Was the Queen of Telling Tall Tales
Proving them wrong became one of my favorite past times
Vera-Marie Landi
Feb 10
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