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About Real Life Relationships

Real Life with Nedra Rhone introduces Real Life Relationships, a monthly reader-contributed essay that explores the many ways in which we are connected and the attendant emotions — happiness, sadness, fear and anger — those connections can bring into our lives. Interested in contributing? Email nedra.rhone@ajc.com with the subject line “Real Life Relationships.” Here are some recent essays from Real Life Relationships that you may enjoy:

The joy and heartbreak of teaching my Black teenage son to drive

Holding on while letting go

Losing the gift of gab

Parenting: Mommie Dearest or Dearest Mommy?

Recent columns from Real Life with Nedra Rhone

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