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6 mins / Barcelona Jones
I Was Adopted: My Parents and the Significance of Selflessness
Doe Print Value - Openness
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5 mins / Moyo Mzuri
I’m a Refugee and Want a Better Life for My Son
Ancestry
+ 2 more
3 mins / Thalia Rose
My Mother Taught Me Generosity Even Though We Were Poor
Acts of Kindness
+ 2 more
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2 mins / Extraterrestrial
I Am in Ukraine: This Is What It's Like
Collection
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5 mins / My Inner Chick
My Sister Was Murdered: Drinking Couldn’t Help Me Deal With the Pain
Collection
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6 mins / Willow
What It’s Like to Lose Your Mom When You're 20 Years Old
Collection
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3 mins / TheResistant48
I Grew Up in a Palestinian Refugee Camp
Collection
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7 mins / HVNPaladin1981
Firewalking: My Baby Died in My Arms and My Partner Blamed Me
Collection
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5 mins / Romeo Rob
I Lost My Mom to QAnon
Collection
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6 mins / Helen of Troy
I Lost My Dad to COVID-19: Rewriting the Stages of Grief
Mental Health
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4 mins / TheWriterWhoWrites
My Grandfather Died of COVID-19: I’m Learning to Appreciate Life Like Him
Ancestry
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5 mins / The Lucky One
My Foster Parents Are My Real Parents
Ancestry
+ 1 more
6 mins / ThreeDots
When My Mom Passed Away, the Little Things Helped Me Through the Grief
Acts of Kindness
+ 2 more
3 mins / Trama
My Aunts and Uncles Gave Me Their Savings for My Education
Acts of Kindness
+ 1 more
3 mins / ChristmasLover710
Only a True Friend Drives You 300 Miles to Your Grandfather's Funeral
Acts of Kindness
+ 1 more
2 mins / Mr.B
My Grandfather Lost a Lot During WWII, but He Never Lost His Kindness
Acts of Kindness
+ 1 more
4 mins / Manumit
As My Son Fought for His Life, Other People Made All the Difference
Acts of Kindness
+ 1 more
6 mins / Red-Handed Jill
Life Has Been Difficult, but My Prayers Have Been Answered
Acts of Kindness
+ 2 more
4 mins / Tinkerbell
Why I’m Glad My Husband Has Terminal Cancer
Women
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5 mins / KEVIN S
I Regret Having a Baby I Never Wanted
Mental Health
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4 mins / TootsieLilac
When My Parents Died, I Turned to Drugs and Alcohol
Doe Print Value - Closeness
+ 3 more
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