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Moms Get Stuff Done: Don't Assume We Aren't Committed to Our Jobs Just...
I made a decision to not work the first year of Oliver's life. It was a decision driven by my emotional need to be near my newborn as much as it was finances and logistics -- the job I left just before...
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I Got My Tubes Tied At 28 And I Couldn't Be Happier
Having a biological child doesn't factor into my future happiness. What I want is to be happy.I'm often told that I’d make a good mother. Depending on my relationship with the person making...
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A Guy I Didn't Want to Date Assumed I Have Intimacy Issues Because of My Rape
Surviving sexual assault didn't change me. A few months ago I was hanging out with a guy who I will call Aaron. He seemed really nice and we had such pleasant conversations. The first time we...
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The Hashtag #WhiteGods Is Allegedly About Celebrating Interracial...
In an example of how the internet can bring people together with shared interests or life experience, there are hundreds of groups and Twitter accounts devoted to glorifying interracial relationships....
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Didn't Everybody Learn Some Of Their Most Valuable Lessons About Love And Sex...
The first time I went to Hollywood I had a plan. I was going to wake up early, throw open the window of my hotel room and bellow, “WELCOME TO HOLLYWOOD? WHAT’S YOUR DREAM?” That is because one, I am...
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IT HAPPENED TO ME: I Had My Own Television Game Show at a Mental Institution
Artwork by Catharine LoveI graduated college with a BA in English, so of course my first full-time gig was in the hospitality industry. I got a job as a recreational therapy assistant at the state...
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American Apparel Is Still NSFW After Promises to Tone Down Hyper Sexualized Ads
Still not okay. It’s a moment of transition for American Apparel’s new look without Dov Charney: edgy but with less skin.Except they’re still promoting what we’ll respectfully call their...
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What It's Really Like to Live in an International Model Apartment
It sounds like something straight out of MTV: Take a bunch of young and beautiful people from all walks of life and move them into shared living quarters. Put them in stressful situations. Have them...
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We should #Blackout Everyday: My Experience Participating in the Social Media...
By now I’m sure you’ve heard about the celebration of melanin and excellence that was #BlackoutDay. If not, here’s a little background:Blackout Day took place on the weekend of #Selma50 so I posted...
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WORST ROOMMATE EVER: My Roommate Was Lying About Having Cancer
Rich was a long-time friend. Rich wanted to watch "The Royal Tenenbaums."He wanted to watch it the first night he moved in. It meant so much to him. Older but wiser, I guess.Rich had agreed to sublet...
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IT HAPPENED TO ME: I Was the Girl Who Was Never Ever Going to Have Kids, But...
When I was 17, I told anyone who would listen that I was never ever planning to get married or, God forbid, have kids. “Kids hold you back,” I said with the total self-righteousness of someone who...
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I'll Try Anything Once: Eating Only Bananas for My "Health"
I am a graduate of nutrition from a respected institution whose teachers are pretty much anti-diet. We prefer the phrase "dietary changes" to describe any lifestyle change someone is making to improve...
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You Expect Me To Swim In This?! The 7 Strangest Pieces Of Swimwear On the...
One of the side bonuses (?) of being a journalist is that you get press releases. Sometimes really strange press releases. Sometimes really awesome ones. Some, it's clear, are sent out en masse as a...
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RECIPE OF THE WEEK: Green Eggs & Ham, Turkish Delight, and Your Favorite...
Welcome back cats and kittens! Welcome back to this magical time and place we call "Recipe of the Week."Last week, you provided me with food themed after your favorite TV shows. The most up-voted...
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My Top 10 Reasons Why Starbucks’“Race Together” Initiative Is A Doomed, Hot Mess
Starbucks has announced that through a program called Race Together, baristas at locations across the country are encouraged to discuss race relations with customers. This is gonna be a hard “no” from...
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FINALLY! A Volumizing Spray That Actually Delivers Bigger Hair to Us...
I have always had really fine, limp hair. It totally sucks. Not only does it fail to excite when I try to do something fun to it for a big night out, but most of the time it just looks flat and...
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IT HAPPENED TO ME: Polyamory Ended Up Costing Me $1,000 And A Piece Of My Sanity
Maybe there's a reason I only have two, not three, wedding rings.Many people think polyamory is for couples who simply are “bored” of each other. While that might be true of some, it is not a catch-all...
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UNPOPULAR OPINION: Going to the Spa Actually Sucks
Spa days are a sham. It’s time to give up the idea that getting poked, prodded, and having cuticles cut off is every woman’s idea of fun.As soon as I was able to afford discount spa treatments,...
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Girls vs. Broad City vs. What It’s Really Like To Be A Twenty-Something In...
Hey it’s me, Courtney, your favorite urban millennial. I don’t mean “urban” in the black way, but in the I-Live-In-New-York-And-I’m-Broke-And-WTF-Was-That-A-Rat way.Balloon emoji, crazy ghost emoji,...
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IT HAPPENED TO ME: I Hired A Dog Psychic
I have never wanted to have children but have always wanted a dog of my own. After 13 years of marriage and never-the-right-situation for pets, my husband and I found ourselves living in a nice...
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