Rebecca Balfe is a former editor for Love What Matters. She resides in NYC, owning and rescuing adorable cats. She is an avid Lupus fighter and advocate.
‘I’m angry and sad, but NOT surprised.’: Asian woman urges ‘educate yourself’ after hate crimes
“My heart hurts knowing it could’ve been my family.”
‘He dropped a bomb. ‘I have a girlfriend.’ His bags were packed.’: Woman recounts seeing ex-husband for the first time after divorce, ‘I survived’
“I saw the face of the person with whom I’d shared over a third of my life looking back at me. It was the first time I’d seen him in 9 months. ‘I kinda forgot you were a real person.’”
How I Found Forgiveness After My Trauma-Fueled Childhood
“I was 8 years old when my mom called me inside from playing. ‘Your dad was using drugs, and it killed him.'”
‘She BETTER stay in her lane!’ It was NOT the introduction I was expecting.’: Woman learns to embrace son’s ‘bonus mom’
“All my walls came down. She was the perfect BONUS MOM. Her heart was as big as the smile which greeted me. For the first time, being a blended family didn’t seem so bad.”
‘I hope you know you’re magic.’: Mom writes open letter on self-love to daughter
“What makes you tick is more important than fitting into a pair of jeans.”
‘I clung to fake hope if I didn’t say anything, they’d love me.’: Asian man shares experiences with racism in wake of hate crimes
“One girl who I really had a crush on made the ‘chink eyes’ as a joke, so I played along, did the same thing. She said, ‘You don’t have to do that.’ I went into the bathroom, looked in the mirror at my chink eyes, and cried.”
‘I shot heroin into my IV while in the hospital.’: Recovering addict shares sobriety journey, ‘I’m moving forward’
“I gave birth to a baby boy. My life was no longer mine to destroy.”
‘Stay below the radar. Don’t be trouble.’ But I CAN’T stay silent.’: Woman speaks out against Asian hate
“’No trouble,’ ‘Sorry,’ ‘No English,’ ‘I am no trouble,’ phrases we were taught to use to remain invisible, to not be involved, no matter how many insults are thrown our way.”
‘I’m proud of my husband and children and stand with ALL Asian Americans.’: Wife and mom worries for her mixed family, ‘Diversity is so important’
“As a Caucasian woman, I’ve wondered if I even have a ‘right’ to address this topic. My husband said he fears for our children.”
‘In light of recent Asian hate crimes, I’ve decided to SPEAK UP.’: Woman details being bullied, growing up mixed race
“‘You have CHINKY eyes.’ You don’t know what this can do to a person, a child.”