The freedom is in the decision on how you want to present yourself to the world—dark circles and all.

How I Learned To Love The Dark Circles Under My Eyes

It certainly isn't a step back to just straight-up love a good under-eye concealer. The freedom is in the decision on how you want to present yourself to the world.

All My Life, I’ve Hated The Dark Circles Under My Eyes. How I Learned To Love Them

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Sadaf Ahsan is a Toronto-based arts writer and the co-host of pop culture podcast The Reheat. She is also an editor at RepresentASIAN and Shameless Magazine, and previously worked at Canadian Press, Now Magazine, and the National Post.

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Inside the Black Students' Association Room at the University of Guelph, a sign appeared asking us to be quieter. No such sign is posted around the pubs.

'Keep The Volume Low:' Being Black On Campus In Canada

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Other moms would be kissing their kids goodbye at the school gates as I raced in to the kiss-and-ride, scraping the side off my van.

I Was A Stressed, Disorganized Mom, Until I Was Diagnosed With ADHD

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Learning to make cream pies and Yorkshire puddings was my personal escape—until the line between hobby and self-worth disappeared.

How I Re-Learned To Love Baking After A Nervous Breakdown

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When I started to fall for him, there was a part of me that loved the idea of locking someone in and being with them forever—even back then.

First Love Story: I Actually Married My First Love

I Actually Ended Up With My First Love

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Real Life Stories

All My Life, I’ve Hated The Dark Circles Under My Eyes. How I Learned To Love Them

'Keep the Volume Low:' Being Black On Campus In Canada

I Was A Stressed, Disorganized Mom. Then, at 43, I Was Diagnosed With ADHD

How I Re-Learned To Love Baking After A Nervous Breakdown

I Actually Ended Up With My First Love