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Byline: Amy Mercer I am an introvert in an extroverted society. My dad likes to remind me of when I was in pre-school and would sit by myself “watching the other kids play.” Irritated, I tell him...
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Byline: Alison Piepmeier It’s a familiar story. It started with suspicion—shouldn’t I have started my period?—followed by a few days of silent, churning worry, and then the two pink lines on the...
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Byline: Ariel Gore When I got pregnant at 18, so many of my feminist mothers were aghast. We did all this work, and this is what you choose? Single teenage motherhood?After my daughter was born, folks...
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Byline: Anne Irwin Ward I went to my first appointment in the spring. With nine needles poking out of me, warm air blowing on my feet and the sounds of waves circulating, my mind raced. I couldn’t...
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Byline: Andrea Gallagher The room at the top of the stairs has served many purposes, but I’m not sure it was ever meant to be a nursery. It started out as a little boy’s room, but when the little boy...
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