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When It Feels Like Nowhere Is Safe

When It Feels Like Nowhere Is Safe

The author recounts harrowing experiences of sexual assault from childhood, reflecting on how societal and systemic failures, including dismissive authorities and cultural attitudes, allowed these traumas to persist unchallenged. She connects her personal story to broader societal dynamics, highlighting how recent political events have re-empowered perpetrators of sexual violence and exacerbated the ongoing struggle for accountability and justice.

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The Value of No

The author, a former executive director, struggles with declining productivity as a full-time writer and compares it to the concept of “rate of reinforcement” in animal behavior training. Enrolling in a course on getting pieces published, they learn to write pitch letters and embrace rejection as part of the process, leading to increased writing output. Through this experience, they find value in feedback and gain the courage to confront rejection head-on.

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I willingly, joyfully adopted my sons from Paraguay. I would never do it again

I willingly, joyfully adopted my sons from Paraguay. I would never do it again

A recent investigation revealed that many children from South Korea and other countries were trafficked into international adoption through coercion and fraud, exposing long-held rumors about stolen children as factual. The author’s personal story highlights the deep emotional complexities of international adoption, as well as the systemic inequities that often force vulnerable birth mothers into relinquishing their children.

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