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WORST ROOMMATE EVER: The Couch Masturbator
When Kathy* and I found out that our third roommate was moving back home, we were devastated. To say that I had the two most fantastic roommates ever was an understatement. We were best friends who all...
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IT HAPPENED TO ME: My Period Almost Killed Me (But Instead Just Gave Me a...
Red pants seem like a solid choice, given the circumstances.A lot of people have period horror stories. White pants and an early visit from Aunt Flo. Terrible cramps the day of a job interview. Going...
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Sorry, But We Never Raised Free-Range Kids
In a January 14 article in Slate Hanna Rosin wrote of the case of the Maryland couple currently under investigation by the state’s Child Protective Services agency for allowing their kids to walk home...
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I Admit It: I Don't Shower Every Day. How Often Do You Shower?
Hang out with me long enough and sooner or later I'll start asking you about your grooming habits. Maybe it just makes me feel better about some of my own cleansing quirks, but I love knowing the...
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IT HAPPENED TO ME: I'm a Jewish Woman Looking to Christianity in Hopes of...
I have been reexamining my life and browsing through the Bible lately. It's hard for a Jewish girl to even say the word Jesus out loud, but I've been doing some exploration into the practices of...
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I Stood Up to a Fat-Shaming Bully on a Train Because I'm Tired of Fighting...
"They're costing millions in taxpayer money. Why should I have to pay because some fat slob is too lazy to get off the couch and take care of themself? They're killing the NHS!"I took a deep breath and...
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Recipe of the Week: Your Best Super Bowl Snacks
Welcome to another delicious installment of Recipe of the Week! This week we're going to focus on Super Bowl snacks because — even if you hate football — you cannot deny the mouth-watering powers of...
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YOU ARE THE ADVICE COLUMNIST: What Does A Coffee Invite Via LinkedIn Mean?
So, apparently asking people out via LinkedIn is a thing now? (You can Google it. It's a thing.) The first time I got asked out like this, it was by a recruiter I met once and hadn't seen for 6 months....
View ArticleThe Seattle Seahawks Are Recovering From An MLK Day Social Media Flub
Well, it's been a busy week so far. Let me fill you in on some of the stories you might have missed. Monday was Martin Luther King Day, which is a holiday more about the recognition of a great civil...
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You Need Matching Pajama Sets for Every Night of the Week, I Assure You
I am not the kind of person who can sleep in the nude. I need to wear something in bed to feel comfortable, and for years, that something was a massive, ratty T-shirt emblazoned with “Soup R’ Crackers”...
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Why Does Everybody Think I Care to Know How Attractive They Think I Am?
The older I get, the more tired I get of people telling me what they think of my appearance. There is something so narcissistic, so presumptuous, in telling somebody what you think of their looks, and...
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IT HAPPENED TO ME: I Became Friends With the Woman My Boyfriend Had an Affair...
I first met Jen* one summer when a mutual friend brought her to a party at my boyfriend Jordan’s* house. I couldn’t pinpoint why, but I thought there was something a little weird about her. Boy, was I...
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The High Cost of Michigan’s Anti-Gay Culture
Several days ago, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to pursue a definitive decision on marriage equality across the land. Finally this, after 36 of 50 states have already passed marriage...
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I Am Now Property of the Federal Government, Inmate 69007-054
Kristin DavisI am writing this from inside a Federal Prison. I am now property of the Federal Government, Inmate 69007-054 in Victorville, California, to be exact.I do not expect anyone to feel sorry...
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Windbreakers Are Cool Again, And I Need One In My Life
You know what, I’m just going to say it. I want to be cool. While other people lie and say they don’t give a shit about what’s trending, I’m the complete opposite. I give lots of shits, which is why...
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4 Ways I'm Turning My Friendship Envy Into Enviable Friendships
“You’re my person,”Grey’s Anatomy characters Meredith and Cristina confess to each other in scenes that feel painfully foreign to me. I’ve realized that I have friendship envy. Let’s not confuse this...
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Will Roman Polanski Finally Be Extradited From Poland?
World-famous rapist — and director — Roman Polanski is facing yet another extradition request from the United States, and this time, the Polish government seems to be taking it seriously. Investigators...
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DISPATCHES FROM THE PROZAC RABBIT HOLE: So, I Have Melanoma
I get my moles checked once a year. That’s because my body is riddled with them. For most of my life they have been benign. There’s the spot on my face that my mother called my beauty mark, then there...
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How Not to Die After a Cat Claws the Living Hell Out of Your Face (Or Other...
I like cats almost as much as I like dogs. I'm equally tickled by Internet videos of both species; I grew up with a big, stoic, orange cat named Knish; and I briefly had a cat in my early twenties,...
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I GOT CHEATED ON: My Boyfriend Got an Apartment With His New Girlfriend While...
After three years of being happily single and celibate, I was out guzzling dirty martinis and shots with my also-single friend Erika when I met Aleks*. He was one of the DJs and way too young for me....
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