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We are a community of women who share our personal stories about how we’ve survived and thrived in our lives. We share our messages to heal and help others learn from our experiences.
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Aug 13
The Incredible Cost of a Night Out as a New Mom
It better be worth it
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Sarah Stroh
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Aug 5
Why I Gave Up On “Even” Parenting
Because it’ll never truly be fair
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LibrariAnna
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Jun 28
I Tried To Set Boundaries With My Emotionally Immature Mother
And then she broke up with me
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Ruby Lee
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Jun 24
I Finally Got Rid of My Mother-in-Law’s Table
Having it in my house didn’t work for me
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Maevyn Frey
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Mar 19
The Unintended Consequences of Policing Language Around Children
Let’s throw out the concept of ‘bad’…
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Alice K. Black
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Feb 9
What I Learned from the French About Extramarital Affairs
They were supposedly in “open marriages,”…
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Lisa Johnson
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Oct 17, 2023
Harsh Truths of Supporting Someone in an Abusive Relationship
But please don’t give up
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Lori Welch Brown
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Oct 13, 2023
You Don’t Need a Guy to Break Your Heart into Smithereens
There are a million paths to heartbreak, and…
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Carrie Wynn
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Aug 31, 2023
Five Things I Did Before Accepting The Possibility of Motherhood
I equipped myself with information…
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Suzanna Quintana
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Aug 10, 2023
Today is My Mom’s Birthday and She’s Turning 10 Years Younger
Amazing what leaving an abusive man will…
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