You may have heard about the “War on Women,” the seemingly systematic stomping of the right of women to have autonomy over their own bodies. The truth is it’s an election year and since things are improving economically, the GOP has to dip back into its old bag of tricks and grab a wedge issue [...]
Some say that winter is the hardest time of year, emotionally. And while I agree that winter can be bleak and unforgiving, it’s spring that really tends to weigh me down. The rain, the pollen, the mud, the messy trees, the fluctuating temperatures that drive my sinuses insane. Spring has always been just a time [...]
I am looking down and not paying attention as I step up to the sinks. I start the water running and wait for it to be something than other freezing cold. I give up. As I soap my hands, I finally look up to see how bad the hair situation is. On the mirror are [...]
Truth be told, we’re our worst enemy. There’s nobody who picks on you more than you pick on yourself; there’s nobody in this world who constantly points out your mistakes more than yourself. There’s nobody in this world who thinks you’re not good enough more than yourself. We find the smallest things about ourselves and [...]
I love my eyes, but I wish my forehead wasn’t so big. I love the curve of my hips, but I think my inner thighs are too big. I love my sense of humor, but I worry that others will think I’m trying too hard to be funny. I love the brightness of my smile, but [...]
The same week my nine year old daughter was excited to get money from the tooth fairy she started asking me serious questions about something I’ve dreaded since the ultrasound tech told me I was having a girl: boobs. Let’s go back a bit here… I grew up a tomboy raised by a single father [...]
It’s that time of year again! No, not Spring – it’s Class Reunion Season, and what comes with that? Class Reunion Dread! This summer, my college class will have its {insert number that makes me seem younger than I am here} reunion. When I talk to people about Class Reunion Dread, they give some variation [...]
It’s rare that we see ourselves from a totally unique, unbiased perspective. To be able to spend one day seeing ourselves through another’s eyes would be revealing, to say the least. If I had but one gift to give you, it would be my eyes so you could see how perfectly wonderful you are. I [...]
Okay, maybe not everyone, but damn near. I’d like to give you numbers, but every study reports something different, from 95% to 45% . I think the larger number is true. The reason for the disparity in these self-reported numbers? Shame. Let me tell you a secret: it’s okay to masturbate. In fact, it’s better [...]
For a long time, women have had a lot expected of them. Childbirth. Marriage. Unruly personal problems. Yet nobody seemed to think they were real people. Wife or daughter. Those were the two stages in life, until the 21st century, when every female was recognised as an equal, an amazing, unique being. I was fooled.
File this under “The Truth Hurts”: I could have done better for myself. I could have studied Creative Writing or Art History or any number of things that interested me. What I chose instead was safe and sure. I didn’t go at it as much as drifted toward it like it was a life saver [...]
Dear Doctor of Adele: First off, let me congratulate you, esteemed Doctor, on being the professional privy to one of the world’s most beloved performers in the past one hundred years. What an honor, you must be so secretly proud. How I have come by this information is of no matter. There is an issue [...]
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