HeyJaredSurviving Outloud
I write about motherhood, marriage, ADHD, and women’s cancer. Equal parts humor and honesty, because real life is messy, loud, and occasionally ridiculous. If you like stories that make you laugh and feel seen, you’re in the right place
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Scars (opens the original)
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I was lying in bed, my fingers resting absentmindedly on my abdomen. Without really thinking about it, I started running my fingers over one of my scars.I actually have five incision scars. The one on the right is the largest, with three little bubbled-up stitch marks. I was rubbing over it without giving it much thought when it occurred to me: these five scars likely saved my life.I started thinking about how different my life could have been if I had been born in another time. Imagine living i
Stories Worth Saving (opens the original)
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I don’t want to lament over my loss forever, but since this is only day two of sitting with the news, it’s obviously still on my mind.For those who don’t know, I’ve written the Gem City Family column for the Dayton Daily News for nearly two years. I’m incredibly proud of the work I did. It wasn’t hard-hitting, breaking-news journalism. It wasn’t sensational or designed to grab headlines. It was something different. It was real. Real advice from the parenting trenches. Real spotlights on local mo
What My Fifth Grade Teacher Stole (opens the original)
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When I was in fifth grade, I had a teacher who had a reputation for being mean. Kids were terrified of her. For some reason, she loved me.I was the classic people pleaser. I followed directions, got good grades, and desperately wanted adults to like me. She took a shine to me almost immediately. Looking back, I know she wasn’t a particularly kind woman, but at 10 years old, it felt special to be the student she favored.One day, midway through the school year, the state Water and Conservation Dep
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