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More Than Just Sex

Everyone loves sex. There is no shame in that. But feelings, on the other hand...those are what you're taught to be ashamed of. We're constantly told not to get attached because we’ll look clingy. We even warn ourselves not to get attached because we're so afraid of getting hurt.
Against the GrainFeatures

The Last Straw

I come from several generations of Pennsylvanian dairy farmers, needless to say, farming is in my family's blood. But when the old-fashioned, traditional ways of my family came crashing down, it lead the way for new traditions to arise and for my family to thrive.
Drinking.
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Straight Edge Rebellion

I hate to be the one to break it to people, but the turn up culture and drinking culture are not counter culture, edgy, or cool. In fact, they’re just a huge, manufactured part of mainstream culture.
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The Reflection We Don’t Want to See

At times, when I look in the mirror, there are things about my reflection that I wish I could change. When I see an unwanted spot, dark circles, or uneven skin tone, I put on makeup so that I can shield these parts of myself from the outside world. I have this desire to appear to be flawless, but this type of thinking is so damaging. Every time that I look in the mirror and choose to hide things about body, it’s like I’m saying to myself, “You’re not good enough the way you are, so you need to alter your appearance before you can face the world with confidence.”
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Mary Sues & Manic Pixies

I’m a Mary Sue. You’re a Mary Sue, too. Pretty much everyone who reads or watches a film or sits in front of the TV is a Mary Sue because we’re all reaching for characters that we can identify with.
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My Bubbie Always Told Me

My Bubbie also always told me, “You gotta do what you gotta do, to get where you wanna get.” Whenever I’m feeling lazy or unmotivated I picture my Bubbie saying that to me. This helps me to remember if I want to be successful and go places in life I have to work for it. No one is handed anything and Sonia Sotomayor is a perfect example of that.
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The Lies We Tell Ourselves

Even if you’re the kindest, sweetest cherub in the whole wide world, I know you lie. And I don’t even mean to other people; this isn’t some moral lecture or whatever. You lie to yourself every day.
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