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A Friendship That Isn't a Friendship Anymore
In life, things change; we grow up, we evolve, we make decisions, we walk away, we start over, and so on… Unfortunately, not all friendships stand the test
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Stories about partners, relatives, friendship, boundaries, connection, and the family ties that shape us.
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96 stories in this section.
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A Letter to My Best Friend…
Let's face it, most people have a bunch of friends. But which ones are really TRUE friends?
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A Letter to My Friend Who Doesn't Have Children
My dear friend, I’m writing to you today because I want to thank you. I want to thank you for standing by me without judgment through every stage of my lif
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A Pinch of Angel Dust
“To you, my little angel: you came here, and despite all the sadness in the world, you couldn’t stay.
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A pretty disastrous attempt at wild camping.
For those who know me, this isn’t some lame pun on my boyfriend’s and my daughter’s names. This is a life experience I want to forget and leave behind.
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A Rose, From You to You
The neighbor across the street is giving herself a pat on the back, because despite losing her husband last year in a motorcycle accident, she’s now able t
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A Tribute to My Stepparent
When I was a child, my mom separated from my biological father, and we lived alone with her for a while. We had her all to ourselves.
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Abortion
Abortion is still a very taboo subject. Many people are even opposed to the practice. In some countries, it’s actually illegal.
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Am I a "pushover"?
Are you familiar with the English expression “pushover”? That’s what we in Quebec call someone who “lets people walk all over them.” I often think I’m one.
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An Exceptional Godmother
As a kid, I used to whine for ages that having a sister 10 years younger than me was useless, and I didn’t see the point.
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An Ode to a Healthy and Wonderful Friendship
When I was younger, I placed a lot of importance on the status of friendship; I felt this need to be someone for others without really understanding how it
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ANONYMOUS I was cheated on while I was pregnant
I wouldn’t wish what I went through on anyone, because it’s extremely difficult to recover from this betrayal.
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Behind My Armor
When I started talking to people around me about my son’s autism, I sort of became a go-to person.
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Child of Divorce
I am a child of divorce. It hurt. I was caught in the middle of arguments that had nothing to do with me. I witnessed hatred up close.
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Choose Your Family
There’s an old saying that goes, “You can’t choose your family.” To me, that saying has never made sense.
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Creating Beautiful Memories
Now that I’m a mom, like every parent, I want nothing but the best for my daughter.
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Damn beauty standards
I think my daughter is wonderful. At just five years old, she’s beautiful and has such a bubbly personality.
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Do you have a "queen of the household" in…
Do you have a friend who deserves the title of “queen of the household”? Every time you visit, her house is spotless, and not a speck of dust is in sight.
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Don't be afraid, my friend…
To you, my dear friend, who stays with him for a thousand and one reasons—but none of them are valid in my eyes… To you, my dear friend, whom I love so muc
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Encounter
The day I saw you… I remember it as if it were yesterday: the day we met.
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Finally Here
I clearly remember the day I left my parents’ house. I’d had an argument with my mother, and although it’s a somewhat painful memory, it didn’t affect our
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Forgive me for loving you less
My love, Forgive me for taking my time to come back to you. They say the heart is elastic; it’s true.
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Friends sometimes forget about us
Ever since I was born, I’ve lived in the beautiful Estrie region. When I met my boys’ father, I decided to move to Montérégie.
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Getting Back on My Feet
For the past few years, I’ve been the kind of girl who tries to be as positive as possible in life. I won’t deny it—it’s hard.
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Grandpa Passed Away During the Pandemic
On April 9, 2020, amid the pandemic and lockdown, my grandpa passed away. Rest assured, he did not have the coronavirus.
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Him
Some days, I could tell you that I married a perfect man, but other days I’d love to send him on vacation.
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I'm still hoping for you
It’s already been several weeks since fertility clinics closed so that the entire healthcare system could come together to tackle this virus that took us a
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I've always wanted to write a rap song
We all have lots of dreams—some realistic, others a little crazy. As for me, I’ve always wanted to write a rap song. I picture Loud with my own words.
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If only you knew.
My big boy. Today you’re 12 years old. When I was told about your diagnosis, I thought that as the years went by, it would get easier and easier.
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June 15, 2019
And yes, it’s already been a whole year! It was difficult, special, wonderful, and full of ups and downs, but we got through it together, as a team.
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Large Family 2.0
What is a large family? It’s hard to say, because everyone views motherhood or fatherhood differently.
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Laughter and Friendship in the Time of COVID-19
The current situation makes it impossible to spend time with friends or engage in activities together.
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Lavender Day!
“Founded in 2008 by Cassidy Megan, a young woman from Halifax, Lavender Day aims to encourage people around the world to support the cause of epilepsy.
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Let's give it a shot
Today, I’m talking to you. My boyfriend, my best friend, my rock. We met several years ago, young and carefree, with no idea where we’d end up today.
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Letter to My Best Friend
You’ve been a part of my life for over 15 years. Our paths drifted apart for a while, but that only strengthened our friendship—it became even more solid.
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Living More Simply
Even before I watched Marie Kondo’s episodes on Netflix, I’d already been thinking about living more simply.
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Long-Short: It's Been a While
Lately, we’ve been hearing a lot about friendships that are falling apart, changing, or ending without us really knowing why.
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Loving him as if he were my own
After a rather stressful pregnancy, we decided not to have a second biological child.
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Much More Than Just an Easter Egg
What a joy it is to look at the calendar and see—oh my goodness—that divine, tiny little word: Easter.
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My Bad Friend
Without warning, she just showed up at my place—without even announcing herself, without even asking for my permission, and without ever paying her share o
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My beautiful little girl!
In a month, you’ll be blowing out your second candle. That’s right! Already! You’re still too little to realize what kind of world we live in.
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My best friend is a dog
Not too long ago, I lost my dog, Enzo. This isn’t the first time I’ve lost a dog. Sometimes they’ve come back. Other times, I’ve lost them forever.
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My boyfriend is a musician, and it’s so much…
He’s a freelance musician. He’s been in my life for 14 years. We’ve had our ups and downs, gone through some tough times and experienced great joys.
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My boyfriend isn't a Kodak Kid
My boyfriend hates having his picture taken. I get it—I’m the same way. It took everything we had to get through our pregnancy photo shoot.
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My cousin
My cousin, as I write these words, my heart is heavy… my heart aches… my heart cries out in frustration… Life is so fragile!
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My dad is an ally.
As I write this, it is December 6, 2020. It’s a significant day, full of memories and powerful emotions for me, my family, but especially for my dad.
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My father
My father doesn't love me. That's really the impression I have of him, and my partner has the same impression.
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My friends whom I miss
My friends, I’m writing you this little love letter today. I can’t name all of you here, but I hope you’ll recognize yourselves in my words.
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My friends, my family.
To me, my friends are my second family. I don’t think I’m the only one who sees it that way.
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My screen—a whole world of illusions!
A couple in 2019 is just disposable love. We love each other, we use each other, we wear each other out, and then we toss each other aside once we get tire
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My Virtual Friends
One day—a very gloomy day—I met two girls… “Met” is a big word… we connected in a support group for moms who had just lost a baby.
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New Year’s Day
5-4-3-2-1…… There we go—the countdown is over! It’s time to take stock, and time for wishes as well… This is the time when we look back on the path we’ve t
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No, I'm not jealous of your wife anymore
It’s true—as mammals, we sometimes feel certain urges. Strangely enough, those urges surfaced almost instantly the moment we met.
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On the Other Side of the World
Sometimes, life forces us to make difficult choices. A few years ago, I decided to leave everything I knew behind.
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Our Not-So-Perfect Story
We’re that couple. You know, the one that’s been together for ages. The couple that seems almost perfect on the surface.
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Our us
I’ll always remember that night! It was right at the beginning of our relationship, and I felt the need to explain myself, to express myself—and you were t
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Over a cup of coffee
My friend, sometimes I miss you. We used to be inseparable. The days we spent together to School, the weekend, or the park just weren't enough.
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Raising Children Far Away
When my daughter was 9 months old, I decided to move to Alberta to be with my boyfriend.
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Rum and Coke and one night
Friday night. It happens every week. That night when I escape my dull life, my routine, my everyday existence.
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Sacrifices
An Ode to You, Dear Dad! You listen as I list, loud and clear, the sacrifices I’ve had to make with the arrival of our son and our second child on the way.
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Saying Yes to the Dress
My partner and I had already had THE conversation about marriage. We preferred to wait until we had our own home.
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So what now?
When you’re in your early twenties and Aunt Lise asks you what you want to do when you grow up, you tell her that your main goal is to be happy by having a
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Social Media and the Family
I went to see a comedian yesterday who really made me laugh, but who also got me thinking about social media and family.
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Sometimes, I'd like to go far away.
It's not that I don't like my life. It's not that I don't love my family, my job, or my friends. But sometimes, I'd like to go far away.
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Take responsibility, man!
One day, you planted a little seed in your girlfriend’s belly, and 40 weeks later, she popped her head out.
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The "Friend Zone"
Ah! The “friend zone.” So often hated during my single days, but so much appreciated today, now that I’m in a relationship.
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The Acceptance Stage (continued)
Three months ago now, you made the drastic decision to take your own life, my old friend.
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The Age Gap in Love
When we first got together, my boyfriend was 31 and I was 20. I was a young adult who was still a bit naive, and he was a man who’d already been through a
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The Anger Stage
It’s well known that when grieving, there are several stages to go through. This isn’t my first time.
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The Calendar War
You know, in life, I’m a pretty organized girl who has a bad habit of planning everything down to the quarter-second.
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The Countdown
It’s already been a few weeks since we reluctantly started your final countdown. No one lives forever—I know that.
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The Frustrated Movie-Goer
I really enjoy taking the family to the movies every now and then. With as many of us as there are, it ends up being expensive, so we try to take advantage
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The King with Dirty Socks
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful and intelligent queen who was searching for her family. She searched for them actively, with calm and serenity.
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The Most Terrifying 2 Minutes of My Life
We’re in Atlantic City with the whole family. Dad, Mom, Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, Aunt, cousin, the whole family.
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The next generation for our family.
In our lives, a threat looms over our heads! Illness, accidents, death… yet we don’t really have to worry about them, because we live our lives without bei
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The Oscar for Best Big Brother
My tall, blond guy with a tender heart. You're probably the most sensitive little boy I've ever met.
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The Rank-and-File Soldier
You met your man—true, unconditional love. Knowing he’s in the military, you tell yourself it won’t be that bad.
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The sacrosanct practice of ear piercing
It’s easy to underestimate how important certain debates can become. To us, a choice might seem trivial and inconsequential, while to the other person it’s
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The second pink line… that doesn’t show up
Two years ago, my boyfriend and I decided to embark on the wonderful journey of starting a family.
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The story of our first pregnancy...
It was a very special day for me and my boyfriend—we were heading to our first prenatal appointment.
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This one’s for you, my friend!
To you, my friend, who overthinks everything. Who asks yourself a million questions—or even doubts yourself all the time.
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Those friends who drift away.
You used to go shopping, see movies, and go out for lunch together. You talked every day, and to you, nothing could have foreshadowed that life would pull
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To the one who left us too soon…
Finding out you’re unexpectedly pregnant is scary. You think to yourself, “Oh my gosh, how am I going to tell my boyfriend?” You stress out right up until
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To you, my friend, filled with love
To you, my friend full of love, I’d like to dedicate this message… to you and to all the women in your situation.
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To you, who came out of nowhere...
In life, we don’t choose who we meet or who crosses our path. Sometimes they’re good people, and sometimes they’re bad.
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Unable to Let You Go
It’s no longer just a path leading away; our paths now lie in two completely different places, at opposite ends of the spectrum.
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Understanding the other side of our family.
When I chose to build a life with this man, to make him my family and my everything, I must have suspected that there would be another side to our family:
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What about us?
Another one. Again. Yet another couple that fell apart under the weight of everyday life combined with an atypical, frantic pace.
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What if…
In exactly one week, it will have been 12 years since you left us, my dearest friend. Twelve long years without you.
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What's Best for Us
I’ve been wondering for a while now what would be best for you, for me, for us, for our family life—for everything.
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When chance turns everything upside down…
A coincidence—a simple coincidence—that turned everything upside down… When we first met, we were young, carefree, and certainly not ready for life as a co
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When life is harder than we ever imagined…
Sometimes life has surprises in store for us… sometimes good ones, but all too often bad ones.
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Will you forgive me for no longer being myself?
Will you forgive me for not having been myself for several months now?
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Winning the Jackpot
Do you ever dream about winning a huge amount of money in the lottery?
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You, the mom of a large family
You’ve always wanted a big family. Or maybe life just gave it to you. Whether you’ve been planning it since you were 7 or it just happened—one partner and
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You, too
Summer 2002—you’re riding through town, both feet firmly planted on the footrests of the hottest guy in school’s BMX bike.