Tag: resilience
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Teaching Our Children the Importance of Epic Failures
Get Pregnant Fast “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” —Liam Rivers “It is impossible to live without failing…
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My Father Confronted the Shadows of His Past So I Wouldn’t Have To
Get Pregnant Fast When I was around 8 or 9, a girl with bright red hair came to stay with us. The duration of her visit is a blur—was it a few days or a couple of weeks? What I do remember is that she wet the bed, which struck me as odd since she…
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Will the ‘Real Single Moms’ Please Step Forward?
Get Pregnant Fast Whether we like it or not, everyone has a preconceived notion of what a single mother looks like—some positive, some negative, and plenty in between. I had my own ideas before I found myself in this role. The prevailing stereotype paints a picture of a woman juggling multiple children, working tirelessly at…
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Dear Daughter: My Wish for Your Empowerment
Get Pregnant Fast Dear Sweetheart, Let me start by sharing a bit about my own childhood. I was a girl who knew her strength; there was a time when a neighbor reported that a boy was bothering me at the bus stop. I stood my ground, and trust me, he learned not to mess with…
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What I Learned About Life and Resilience from Shop Class
Get Pregnant Fast As a teenager, my most profound moments of tranquility and connection occurred during shop class. Yes, you read that correctly: shop class—the realm often dismissed as a refuge for misfits and those deemed unlikely to succeed. We were told this was the place where future manual laborers learned basic skills with power…
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A Heartbreaking Experience at the Most Magical Place on Earth
Parenting Get Pregnant Fast We never planned to take our son to Disney World when he was still a toddler. Our intention was to wait until he was about 4 or 5, when he would have the energy to fully appreciate everything the park had to offer. However, a sudden business trip to Orlando changed…
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Braving Solitude: A Journey Towards Independence
Get Pregnant Fast I’ve never regarded myself as a truly independent individual. As a teenager, I devoured the pages of Jane Eyre, yearning to emulate her fierce spirit and resilience, yet I always believed I lacked that same inner strength. I married at a young age—just nineteen. I had quickly advanced through school, and my…