It did not take long for her to realize that it was that time of the month when hormonal changes quietly take their toll on her body. It was ovulation time.
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For twenty-six years, I was single and people started to think something was wrong with me. I had never been in a relationship that was heading anywhere near marriage. Some of my close friends even nicknamed me “Singlet.”
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There I was, with my newborn son on my chest, still with the serum on, and Rodrigo — the love of my life, the father of my child, the man with whom I had chosen to grow old — looked at me with the face of who is going to give bad news but he already rehearsed the speech three times in front of the mirror. —Florence. I want a divorce.
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We were at my baby shower surrounded by family, gifts and food. I was talking to her sister about some symptoms she had experienced during her pregnancy.
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I was 70 years old when I left my whole life behind. My daughter insisted for months. —Mom, come live with me. I don't want you to be alone anymore. And though I tried to resist, I ended up accepting. The night before I traveled I walked around every corner of my house. I touched the walls. I looked at the pictures. Said goodbye to the flowers in my garden.
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A woman, who was already beating her at seventies, entered a clothing store. I had my hair all messy, clothes pretty worn, and some old huaraches on my feet. In the hands I carried a wrinkled order bag and in the eyes, a fatigue of those that, however much you want, you can't hide. As soon as he walked through the door, the two employees turned around.
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I never thought the most annoying person with my pregnancy was going to be my own mother. When I told him I was going to do a photo shoot and post it online, he looked at me as if I had committed a crime. "You can't do that now," he told me as soon as I closed his kitchen door.
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Security cameras of a small café open overnight recorded a scene so emotional that millions of people ended up crying watching it online. It was a cold winter's morning. Outside, the rain fell slowly on empty streets while soft music played inside and there were hardly any customers.
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A farmer, tired of rats destroying his farm, devised a clever plan. He threw a dead pig into a deep well, and the smell attracted the rats.
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My cousin got married last month. And he didn't invite me. And I have to tell them the whole story because what hurts me the most isn't that I didn't go. That's what I found out afterwards.
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Until then, I never thought life could be different, without the constant routine of home, shopping, laundry to do, meals to prepare, and silences to endure.
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Me just there, drinking my coffee quietly on a random Tuesday, when I see my husband getting a message. And no, I'm not one of those who go through the phone, but when I saw that the name said "Alexandra" and it turned PALE, so sorry but my wife's radar was fully activated.
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