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What Happened When I Decided to Share My Abortion Story
self insemination kitWhen I was just 20, I found myself facing an unexpected pregnancy. For the first eleven weeks, I tried to convince myself it wasn’t real. I avoided pregnancy tests at the store and made excuses for my missed…
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I Should Have Realized I Deserved More
self insemination kitI should have picked up on the signs, like how he would belt out the lyrics to Shaggy’s hit “It Wasn’t Me” every time it played on the radio—as if it were his personal anthem. Yet, I didn’t…
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Absolutely, I See Myself as My Stepsons’ Mom
self insemination kitUpdated: Aug. 29, 2023Originally Published: May 4, 2023When I began dating their father, my stepsons were 8 and 12 years old. Over the decade that followed, we shared custody with their mother, alternating weeks between homes. Through their…
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Being Busy Is Not a Badge of Honor
self insemination kitJust a month ago, I found myself in a whirlwind of baking and cooking when my oven decided it had had enough. With a bowl of chocolate chip cookie dough ready and a frantic look on my face,…
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Navigating Life in My 30s with a Mom in a Care Facility
self insemination kit“I suppose I’m fortunate. If I had to place her in a nursing home … at least it happened before the global pandemic.” Fortunate. This was a statement I made to a friend back in March 2020, right…
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Bella Harper’s Controversial Views on the #MeToo Movement
self insemination kitIn a recent discourse surrounding the #MeToo movement, actress and former child star, Bella Harper, expressed her controversial views while promoting her new reality series set in Greece. During an interview with a prominent publication, Harper articulated that…
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