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You There, Without Kids, Are You Okay?

“So, were you planning to have more children?” “Actually, no I was not.” “You do realize that this hysterectomy is [...]

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Discovering Individuality as a Vegetarian

I met a friend for lunch in Orlando just outside of downtown at a small restaurant. It was a great [...]

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Fatherhood: A New View

I am often confronted with the statement that feminists are man-haters. What most don’t recognize is that feminism works for [...]

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Sexual Assault: Time to Come to the Defense of Women

Recently a friend of mine was physically and sexually assaulted at a party. She thankfully was not raped; however, sexual assault [...]

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Is Charm Dead?

I read an article published in The Atlantic recently called The Rise and Fall of Charm in American Men. It [...]

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A Beautiful Bouquet

…And the woman, who continues to laugh in the face of adversity and put one boot in front of the [...]

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The Slippery Slope to Mom Jeans

I was the perfect mother; right up until I had actual children. I knew precisely how my perfect little angels would look, [...]

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Fasting Sucks, But I Do It Anyway

God has a funny sense of humor. For the last two years, after exploring various health and spiritual practices, I [...]

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Removing the Stigma from Poverty

There was a time, not so many years ago, in American history when a person could give an honest day’s [...]

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Love and Pain: An Inseparable Twosome

My heart feels so heavy and wounded right now that I wish I could have it amputated. In this instance, [...]