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  I Felt Jealous Of My Partner's Girlfriend. Then She Gave Me The Most Extraordinary Gift.

  HuffPost - Alex Alberto

  "One of the most fulfilling parts of my polyamory ended up coming from an unexpected person: my metamour." When I met my partner’s girlfriend, it wasn’t “friend love” at first sight. But our love for the same human created a framework for prioritizing our own relationship. We were connected by a …

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  They Named Me The 'Most Notorious Card Counter in America.' This Is The Wild True Story.

  HuffPost - David Drury

  "My work order was straightforward. I was handed tens of thousands of dollars in cash and directed to the casino to play beatable blackjack." My career in card counting began in a church lobby. A casual conversation led to a meeting which led to joining a team of card-counting parishioners, and …

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  2 days ago

  A School Budgeting Project Made My Daughter Not Want Kids. Here's Why I Don’t Blame Her.

  HuffPost - Emily Withnall

  "For the bulk of my life, I’ve made roughly $28,000 a year, with two kids, as a single parent." At the end of her freshman year, my 15-year-old daughter, Talia, came to me and said, “Mama, I don’t know how you did it.” She proceeded to tell me about one of her ninth grade classes, where she’s …

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  3 days ago

  I Grew Up In Purity Culture. Here's How Being Marked And Bruised During Sex Has Healed Me.

  HuffPost - Trish Fancher

  "I sinned, in several ways, with several girls and boys, friends and co-workers. My mother told me I was dirty. ... When I was 20 years old, I was excommunicated." I biked on a muggy summer day from Washington into rural Virginia to get my first tattoo from a young, bearded man who grilled us …

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  My Fallopian Tube Burst Due To An Ectopic Pregnancy. An ER Doctor Sent Me Home.

  HuffPost - Sarah Nolan

  "I had been bleeding internally for five days before anyone figured it out." I found out I was pregnant on Mother’s Day 2022. Six days after Politico leaked Justice Samuel Alito’s draft decision on overturning Roe v. Wade. When I began having pain in my lower abdomen, I thought I had a urinary tract …

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  Florida Has An Outrageous New Law Targeting Teachers. Here's Why I'll Be Breaking It.

  HuffPost - Beth L. Matterson

  "My students aren’t the snowflakes Gov. DeSantis assumes they are... and neither am I." In a couple of weeks, I’ll walk back into my college classroom and continue my second decade of teaching at one of Florida’s universities. Despite the recently passed HB 7 Amendment (Stop WOKE Act), I won’t be …