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Life Stories

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My daughter is not a terrorist

Aliya Saeed
James Deen (Reuters/Alessandro Bianchi)

"You need strange c*ck"

Steph Auteri
(AP/Laurent Cipriani)

A 9/11 widow's advice

Alissa Torres
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No, I'm not poisoning my kids

Jenny Splitter
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My time in prison was a farce

Niko Vorobyov
(Reuters/Fotis Plegas G)

"We're all refugees"

Richmond Eustis
(AP)

Even protesters had abortions

Marie Myung-Ok Lee
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Apps are ruining our sex lives

Winsome Brown
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My hair is not a "rat's nest"

Sarah Enelow
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I am too old to fight hipsters

Tony Fletcher
Robin Williams in "Dead Poets Society" (Touchstone Pictures)

The letter I'll never forget

Mark Dursin
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My Amazon call center slog

Julie Vick
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My Thanksgiving sex disaster

Penelope Felixson
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Pro-life hate almost killed me

Danielle Campoamor
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Gender bias can kill

Lorraine Boissoneault
A photo of the author with her family.

I left my church for my family

Joy Gabriel
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"I need you to shave my b*lls"

Liz Langley
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My public school nightmare

Diana Crandall

The dog I could not let go

Colleen Creamer
(AP/David Goldman)

I got slimed by Marco Rubio

Avery Kolers
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My rapist made me pray for him

Lara Naughton
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Parenthood in reverse

Estelle Erasmus
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"Our love was not a sham"

Elizabeth King
A photo of the author (L) and her sister Beth (R).

My sister did not pass away

Mary T. McCarthy
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