At 19, terrified that a pregnancy would make her parents kick her out, a young woman nervously bought a pregnancy test at a drugstore. An older cashier noticed her fear and quietly directed her to a staff bathroom so she could take the test immediately, even offering to hold her bag. When the young woman returned in tears, the cashier held her hand and reassured her, \u201cYou\u2019re going to handle it. Women always do.\u201d Those few minutes of unexpected kindness stayed with her for years. Now, with her daughter 11 years old, she still remembers that cashier whenever someone calls her a good mother\u2014because that stranger was the first person who made her believe she could become one..READ MORE BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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