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When My Baby Died, I Was Shocked By What People Told Me. This Is The 1 Sentence I Wish They'd Said Instead.

"What I know for sure, after 20 years without him, is this: You don’t get over a love or a grief like this."
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My Husband And I Met To End Our Marriage. Then He Handed Me A 9-Word Note That Changed Everything.

"He cleared his throat. 'I want to say something, but I’m not sure I can.' He scrawled something and pushed it towards me."
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I Had No Good Options For My Frozen Embryos. Now, In Alabama, What I Did With Them Could Be Illegal.

"Adding the stress of serious legal repercussions to this IVF process feels downright cruel, particularly when individuals already sacrifice so much along the way."
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I Was Warned Not To Speak Out On Palestine. But Because Of What Happened To My Grandfather, I Must.

"I can come up with 20 reasons for not writing this or ever publicly voicing my moral anguish."
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I Tried To Use Astrology To Get Pregnant. I Never Expected What Was Headed My Way.

"At the time Andrew and I were going to do IVF, the planets were up to something big."
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I Wasn't Sure How To Celebrate Turning 70. Then I Sent An Email That Changed My Entire Year.

"I pressed send, wondering if people would take my request seriously or regard it as yet another big idea."
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I Left My 6-Figure Career To Find Happiness. Here's How I Did It.

"For 15 years, I battled anxiety, panic attacks, and bouts of insomnia. I began to sweep a swath of hair over a growing bald spot."
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I Was 17 When My Family Lost Our Home. This Is What No One Tells You About Foreclosure.

"We can’t talk about foreclosure because, like all other shameful family secrets, it makes people uncomfortable."
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I've Helped Dozens Of People Get Married. These Are The 10 Steps To Finding 'The One.'

It involves shrinking your checklist... and your sarcasm.
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My Dad's Health Was Failing — So I Made A Split-Second Decision That Changed Both Of Our Lives

"After three weeks visiting my dad, I was scheduled to fly home. 'I don’t want you to go,' he told me."
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