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What Are We Afraid to ‘See’ When We Watch The Substance?
What Are We Afraid to ‘See’ When We Watch The Substance?
It’s vital to hold your gaze on the discomforts
JH
Nov 17
Why My Daughter Dropped Out of High School
Why My Daughter Dropped Out of High School
And I let her
Maevyn Frey
Nov 16
I Want To Marry A Hopelessly Rich Guy
I Want To Marry A Hopelessly Rich Guy
Why am I being shamed for it?
Pallabi Dey Purkayastha
Nov 16
When Love Feels Like a Swipe Marathon
When Love Feels Like a Swipe Marathon
Why browsing matches isn’t real connection
Jennifer Hope
Nov 15
Why I Created a Fictional Female Psychopath When I Was Sixteen
Why I Created a Fictional Female Psychopath When I Was Sixteen
Years later, I still regret it
Ami Shrivastava
Nov 13
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The Secret Reason Parenting Is So Hard
The Secret Reason Parenting Is So Hard
There is no Nobel Prize in Nurturing
Sarah Stroh
Nov 13
He Convinced Me to Leave Our Marriage and Then Lost It When I did
He Convinced Me to Leave Our Marriage and Then Lost It When I did
Was I really the problem?
Zalea T.
Nov 11
The Devastating Test Results in a Movie Theater Bathroom
The Devastating Test Results in a Movie Theater Bathroom
Overturning the abortion ban moves me to share my story
Tiffany Norman
Nov 9
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The World Doesn’t Want to Grow Up
The World Doesn’t Want to Grow Up
Our collective Peter Pan syndrome is keeping us in jail
Christina Lane
Nov 9
Secret Life of Elephants in Nepal
Secret Life of Elephants in Nepal
Living in a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Mary Bartnikowski
Nov 8
The Last Step Before Getting My Body Back After A Baby
The Last Step Before Getting My Body Back After A Baby
Just when you think motherhood couldn’t get crazier
Sarah Stroh
Nov 8
Men Finally Had Their Chance to Protect Women, and They Failed
Men Finally Had Their Chance to Protect Women, and They Failed
You claim you’d stand up to our abusers, but instead, you voted for one
Maria Cassano
Nov 7
Reframing Aging as a Natural and Cultural Process
Reframing Aging as a Natural and Cultural Process
And why the way we think about it is fundamentally flawed
Andreea T. Felciuc
Nov 7
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