“One girl who I really had a crush on made the ‘chink eyes’ as a joke, so I played along, did the same thing. She said, ‘You don’t have to do that.’ I went into the bathroom, looked in the mirror at my chink eyes, and cried.”
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“I gave birth to a baby boy. My life was no longer mine to destroy.”
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“I was drowning in the most overwhelming grief I had ever felt. The denial was VERY real.”
‘Can you remove this freckle? I think it’s ugly!’ He examined the skin of my cold, nervous body. I felt like life was playing a joke on me.’: Melanoma survivor shares cancer journey
“My heart was racing. ‘Please tell me I don’t have cancer!’ I cried and punched the steering wheel. My whole world came to a screeching halt.”
‘I’m proud of my husband and children and stand with ALL Asian Americans.’: Wife and mom worries for her mixed family, ‘Diversity is so important’
“As a Caucasian woman, I’ve wondered if I even have a ‘right’ to address this topic. My husband said he fears for our children.”
‘I waddled into every appointment alone. There was no babymoon, no one fawning over my pregnant belly.’: First-time mom gives birth during pandemic, learns ‘what resilience looks like’
“I couldn’t go shopping for baby clothes or nursery furniture. I went through this alone. Then the silver lining of this crazy pandemic showed itself.”
‘Just to put it out there, I have two kids and I’m going through a divorce.’ Nothing could’ve made me run away faster.’: Woman shares the ‘ebb and flow’ of being a stepmom, ‘I CHOOSE to love these kids’
“The messy divorce swallowed up our new relationship. ‘Lex, my mom said I can’t call you mom.’ It took months of walking on eggshells.”
‘Your baby has a significant limb discrepancy.’ I wanted to hide my pregnancy. I didn’t talk about the baby.’: Mom shares journey with ‘suffocating’ postpartum depression
“After the news, I withdrew. I felt trapped, suffocated by own body, my own thoughts. These were NOT the feelings I imagined having as a mother.”
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“Parents and teens are struggling together. Teens just have a harder time expressing it.”
‘I asked him to drive me to the ER. ‘I’m scared of my thoughts.’ He said, ‘Drive yourself if it’s that bad.’ I knew it was over.’: Woman leaves abusive relationship, discovers self love, ‘You’re worth fighting for’
“My long nights on the couch googling ‘how to know if your marriage is over’ were about to come to a close. I knew it was over.”