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  • My Family Fled Communism When I Was 6. Now We Fear Our Nightmare Has Followed Us Here

    My Family Fled Communism When I Was 6. Now We Fear Our Nightmare Has Followed Us Here0

    Following the State of the Union address, I found the state of the nation surreal. I kept skimming past articles about the Democratic Party’s proposed economic stimulus packages, collectively known as the Green New Deal. They propose to fund unsustainable sectors like solar panels—which are already heavily government-backed—by targeting more self-sufficient industries, like meat production.

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  • My Egg Donor Went to Harvard. Did Yours?

    My Egg Donor Went to Harvard. Did Yours?0

    A feature in the Harvard Crimson, the university’s undergraduate newspaper, gives a fascinating anecdotal picture of the sperm and egg donation industry on the fringes of Ivy League campuses. Parents who want smart kids. It opens with an interview with a 41-year-old Vancouver woman, Shannon Copeland, who was unable to have a child in her

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  • My Daughter Went Transgender. I Was Powerless to Stop Doctors From Harming Her.

    My Daughter Went Transgender. I Was Powerless to Stop Doctors From Harming Her.1

    • April 1, 2019

    I am a mother whose daughter has identified as transgender since the age of 14. I love her, and I care deeply about her and other kids who identify as transgender. There are young people, like my daughter, who are in turmoil, and who are not getting the compassionate care that they need and deserve.

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  • My Daughter Plays Like a Trad Wife

    My Daughter Plays Like a Trad Wife0

    Having just one almost two-year-old girl, I am a relative newcomer to the world of little girls. My first two children were boys who were drawn towards roadworks, train tracks and diggers. Hence my little girl has a wide range of vehicles to choose from. Yet, unlike either of my boys, she insists on playing with her “babies”,

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  • My America, 1620

    My America, 16200

    In 1620, an extraordinary thing happened. At a small landing on the extreme western edge of the Atlantic Ocean, a boat named “Mayflower” rested just off shore of a rock, soon to be named Plymouth. Lost, but not mortally or dreadfully so, roughly 100 “sojourners” and 30 “strangers” arrived on November 11. With Autumn full

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  • My 25th Wedding Anniversary Is This Week. Here’s the Secret to a Happy Marriage.

    My 25th Wedding Anniversary Is This Week. Here’s the Secret to a Happy Marriage.0

    To commemorate my 25th wedding anniversary this week to my husband, Jesse, I asked readers on Facebook to share their own secrets to a long happy marriage. In short, the crowdsourced recipe for marital endurance includes faith, forgiveness, romance, kindness, selflessness, and a healthy dose of humor. A union built to last begins with a

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