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I Worked Quite Well With My Disability. That Never Stopped Customers From Saying Wild Things To Me.

"Every day seemed to offer new surprises and things were said to me — often in the guise of 'help' — that I never thought I’d hear come out of people’s mouths."
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My College Roommate Became A Close Friend. Then I Started To Develop Feelings — And Didn't Know How To Tell Her.

"It started with us hanging out as roommates, then as friends, and then in a way I couldn’t quite name. It felt completely different than any crush I’d suffered through with a boy."
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We Saved Every Letter We Wrote To Each Other Over 60 Years. Here's What Happened When We Read Them Again.

"It’s not as if we said to each other, 'Let’s save our letters.' ... The years simply added up, as did the piles of paper, made even more precious by the passage of time and loss."
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My Wife Of 26 Years Died. 6 Months Later, I Received A Call That Left Me Stunned.

"There is your life before the death of your beloved spouse and your life after. The pain never fully goes away."
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I Swore I'd Never Be The Mother Who Complained About Parenthood. Then I Had Children.

"Kids were all my husband Marc and I wanted, and it felt like everyone else had them. And worse, like they were kind of put out about it."
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I Ran Into An Old Classmate After Losing 168 Pounds. Her Reaction Left Me Completely Stunned.

"I wasn’t sure what to do. I prayed no one else in the line noticed what was happening."
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My 95-Year-Old Grandma Saved My Life When No One Else Could. Then She Did It Again — Months After Her Death.

"My parents never understood my motives for admitting myself inpatient. However, from hundreds of miles away, Grandma Bevy repeated over the phone, 'I’m proud of you.'"
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I Prayed For Years That No One Would Discover The Issue With My Private Parts. Now I'm Done Hiding.

"After Dr. R terrified and humiliated me, he kept me on the examination table. Every part of me pushed to get up, but he held me down."
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I Spend Pride Month Engaging With Evangelicals Online. My Friends Don't See The Point — Here's Why I Persist.

"When my beloved former youth pastor starts posting about LGBTQ+ people, it’s hard to scroll by."
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My Dad Belittled My Work For Years. Then I Received An Email That Told A Very Different Story.

"Many friends and students found my words illuminating and helpful. Now I stared at my screen, feeling like a failure who’d hurt the person I cared about most."
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