Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Dispatches from a Porch Swing

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“It turned out I never really understood any of the men I loved. I couldn’t.”

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Jen Deaderick
Apr 25, 2023
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People make their own decisions. They’re swayed by all sorts of things: background, experience, prejudice, fear, misinformation, facts. It’s never done in a vacuum. Still, people make their own decisions on how to act, how to react, and often the decisions they make don’t make sense to other people. Sometimes we can see from the outside that someone we …

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