We all want it, claim to have it, yet deny it the moment it is in our hands. Independence somehow seems far less appealing once you realize what it truly entails. Being out in the real world is much more unforgiving than is to be expected. People honestly don’t care if you go the extra […]
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By definition, divorce is the legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body, but the truth is that the dictionary can’t describe emotions as powerfully as we feel them. Whether you have been included in it, witnessed it, or never experienced it, everyone felt the strong emotion that the word “divorce” […]
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“People you can always turn to, and if you don’t know where you are, family is always there.” According to a nine-year-old, this is the definition of family. A forty-two-year-old would say, “Family means children, Mom, and Dad,” but neither of these define the true meaning of family; it merely brushes the surface. As noted, a family can consist […]
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Periods are messy. Periods destroy underwear. Periods can hurt. Periods are inconvenient. Periods take up time. Actually, an average woman spends a total of 6.25 years of her life on her period. But periods are rarely talked about. When I was a teenager, I used to hate thinking about how weird I looked taking my bag with […]
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Birth control, especially when concerning teens, can be a rather controversial subject. There are many conflicting viewpoints and personal opinions to be had; however, the success rates of birth control are pretty hard to argue against. The issue with birth control knowledge is not whether or not we have the information, but that often the […]
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“Hey, do you guys want to catch up today?” My friends on the WhatsApp group to which I sent this message were flabbergasted. This was something they had never seen or heard of in the past three years. Me, initiating a plan to meet with them? Surely it must be an accidental text. To this, […]
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The sun is out, and we are all rejoicing over the beautiful weather — well, maybe not our skin. Our skin protects us from a lot of things, but it’s also very delicate at the same time. It’s extremely important that we take care of our skin now so we don’t have problems later. Sure, there […]
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As time has passed, it has started to hit me that my time at my undergraduate college is over. It seems like yesterday I was road tripping to different schools around the Northeast, moving into my dorm freshman year, and muddling through the awkward “new friends” phase. It’s hard to believe that I survived four […]
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1) I’m watching you get sick. The emptiness in your dark pupils, twitched irises, pale skin over your fragile body, the things you do that no one sees. The fresh cuts and old scars which you wear as your favorite accessory. The menu for your stomach is just green tea. 2) You’ve made homes out […]
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