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You Can Be Mad at Me
I apologized. He gave me two middle fingers. We both moved on.
1 hr ago
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Shaunte Young
I Want My Son to Date Black Girls
I know exactly how that sounds.
Sep 11
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Shaunte Young
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I Gave Somebody's Biggest Dream a Two
For a few weeks, somebody else’s months of work ended with a number on my screen. I didn’t think much about the weight of that until I gave one of them…
Sep 8
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Shaunte Young
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I Don't Know How Many of My Opinions Are Actually Mine
We're fed so many opinions about how to live that eventually the noise starts sounding like our own voice.
Sep 4
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Shaunte Young
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August 2026
Evil Doesn't Ask Anything of Us
A conversation with my daughter about the case all over the news, postpartum depression, and why "evil" is the easier lie to tell a kid.
Aug 28
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Shaunte Young
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Put Your White Man Pants On
I watched a white man do something at lunch today that I would never have done. Then I realized I might need to start.
Aug 14
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Shaunte Young
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Your Problems Aren't That Big. Your World Is Too Small.
Half of what feels like a crisis isn't a crisis. It's a small world with nowhere else to put its attention.
Aug 7
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Shaunte Young
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Nothing Feels Like Enough Anymore
When ‘more’ becomes the minimum, even a good life can feel like falling behind
Aug 1
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Shaunte Young
1
July 2026
Is This My Type, or Is This My Peace?
We spend years figuring out our type. Almost no one teaches us how to recognize peace.
Jul 24
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Shaunte Young
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The Man Who Wasn't Him
Three days after burying my grandfather, I was back at my desk asking for an early lunch. I haven't stopped thinking about what that says about the way…
Jul 10
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Shaunte Young
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June 2026
The Problem Wasn't the Weekend
I wasn't shocked by the weight gain. I was shocked that I thought I was maintaining.
Jun 19
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Shaunte Young
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Distance Is Not the Same as Absence
Someone in my family is dying.
Jun 12
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Shaunte Young
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