
Reader Submission
Some choices look small from the outside.
But sometimes, a small decision is the first time a woman chooses herself without explaining why.
The following story comes from a middle-aged reader. It has been lightly edited with her permission.
I have always been careful with money.
Not in a dramatic way. Just practical. Sensible. The kind of woman who checks prices before looking at herself in the mirror.
I married young. We didn’t have much at the beginning. Then there were school fees, rent, groceries, medical bills.
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