Negative peer pressure…we’ve all been there. That moment when we feel like we MUST conform because we don’t want to stand out. We don’t want to be weird. We don’t want to look lame. The two of us have totally been there and we’re guessing you have too. So what does peer pressure look like? […]
She experienced same-sex attraction for the first time when she was five years old. These feelings were a part of her life as long as she could remember. As she grew into a teenager the feelings only intensified. By age seventeen, she pursued her first female relationship and openly embraced her life as a lesbian. […]
The news of Kate Spade committing suicide broke my heart. The reality of suicide is a sobering and tragic act that leaves behind more questions than solutions. Most of us will never know the depth of personal struggles that Kate was facing, but we know that she was hurting. She felt hopeless. For her, the […]
We didn’t agree. There was tension. They couldn’t see things my way and I couldn’t see things their way. With my voice cracking and tears of frustration pouring down my face, I stomped back to my room. Say hello to my sixteen-year-old self, struggling with authority. Growing up, my parents and I always had a […]
Back in high school the two of us were desperately trying to maintain our “cool” teen girl image. In an attempt to hold onto our coolness, we would make our parents park our family’s big 12 passenger van as far out of sight as possible. We couldn’t risk losing our “cool” reputation and becoming “disliked” […]
It was already late in the evening when I found myself sitting in front of my laptop googling beauty tips: How can I put on my makeup in a way that conceals my trapezoidal face? What haircut would suit me best? Is there a secret to clear skin? Well, I’m the girl who always changes […]
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