Category: Hex The System
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I didn’t cry when I saw the headline. I didn’t pause long enough to let it sink in, and I didn’t feel that sharp intake of breath that used to come with this kind of news. I registered what happened, clocked the location, skimmed the details, and kept scrolling like my brain had already decided…
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A Reflection on Safety, Autonomy, and Mother’s Intuition I’m not homeschooling because I believe I’m some untapped academic prodigy who can outperform the entire public school system. I’m homeschooling because I refuse to gamble my daughters’ safety on the hope that everyone else in the building is paying attention. We like to pretend motherhood is…
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I am pro-choice because I am pro-life. I believe in protecting the living—mothers, children, and families—not just the idea of life. If your stance on “life” ends the moment a baby takes its first breath, you’re not pro-life. You’re pro-birth. You’re pro-control. The Choice That Isn’t Yours to Make It is insane that anyone other…
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The Matriarch Who Defied the Law to Protect Women If rebellion runs in my blood, Lucia is where it started. Born in Italy on December 13, 1872, she grew up in a country where women’s education was rare but not impossible. In fact, Italy was one of the first nations to allow women to study…
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On Netflix, Warner Bros., and the Slow Cursing of Movie Theaters Everywhere There’s a particular kind of dread that settles over you when you hear the words “Netflix is buying Warner Bros.” It’s the same dread you feel when a beloved character steps into a dark hallway in a horror movie…they’re definitely not coming back…
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I’ve been on both sides of body shaming. When I was bigger, people said I should lose weight.Now that I have, they say I’ve gone too far. Funny how no one ever stops to ask how I feel—they just measure their comfort against my body and call it concern. The Familiar Voice of “Concern” It’s…
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The One Where I Finally Stopped Settling for “Good Enough” Dave still says therapy doesn’t work for him.But here’s the thing — therapy works. He just hasn’t found the right therapist. And honestly? It took me years—and seven therapists—to find mine. The first one talked more than I did.The second gave me whiplash — one…
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Because in a world of greed and upcharges, compassion is revolutionary. Let’s get one thing straight: I’m not easily impressed—especially not by people in lab coats or behind reception desks with billing codes dancing in their eyes. But every once in a while, someone in the medical field reminds me that this world isn’t entirely…
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When Survival Mode Becomes the Default During a therapy session, I was telling my therapist all the things I’ve been doing to make sure the girls feel safe and secure through all this chaos—because, as always, they’re my #1 priority. She took a pause, then asked:“But how are you holding up?” And I froze. Because…
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The Excuses That Keep Everyone Stuck There’s this phrase people love to hide behind: “When I ___, then I’ll be happy.”It sounds harmless — hopeful, even. But when you zoom out, it’s really just an excuse. I’ve lived surrounded by it. Ex-husband:“When I get a permanent position, we can have a baby.”He gets one.“When we…