What It’s Really Like To Have A Late-Term Abortion
The thing that so many people oppose actually saved my life. I had an abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. It was a perfectly legal procedure done in a hospital by a medical professional. And I don’t...
View ArticleAn Open Letter To My Body: I’m Sorry For All The Terrible Things I Did To You...
I’m sorry for all the times I made you go hungry. Dear Body of Mine, Just quietly, this is a slightly awkward letter for me to write to you, given the extremely close proximity you and I are forced to...
View ArticleHere’s What Every Zodiac Sign Is Like As A Friend
Who tells it like it is, and who smooths your feelings over once you’ve been told? They make us laugh, they give us advice, they comfort us when we’re down, they encourage us when we’re scared, and –...
View ArticleThis Is What Living With Heroin Addiction Is Like
Addiction had turned me into a person whom I never thought I would become. I have the disease of more. More drugs, more alcohol, more sex, more money – I crave anything that gets me out of the insanity...
View ArticleWhy I Wanted My Cane In My Engagement Photos
My cane is a physical manifestation of my identity as a disabled person, and that’s something that is always part of me. My partner Macey was with me when I tried out my first cane two years ago at a...
View ArticleWhy You Need To Throw Out All Your Stuff And Start Over
Does less stuff really equal more happiness? I’m turning this story in late because I’ve been packing and hauling boxes for days, moving from a too-big apartment to two rooms in a house just a few...
View ArticleWomen Who’ve Had Illegal Abortions Share Their Heartbreaking Stories
Read these and be grateful we have the right to choose (for now). The ancient Egyptians inserted crocodile dung into their vaginas. A Sanskrit text from the 8th century recommends sitting over a pot of...
View ArticleWhy My Eating Disorder Was Never About Control
My eating disorder was about safety. In a lot of eating disorder literature, you might see “control” as a common theme. Many professionals and individuals define eating disorders around that theme,...
View ArticleA Thank You (And Goodbye) Letter To My Birth Control
Birth control, I love you. It’s not you, it’s me. Dear Birth Control, I just wanted to take the time to say thanks for sticking by my side all these years. You empowered me to take charge of my own...
View ArticleHow I Triumphed Over The Grief Of Losing My Mother
These are the moments when strength reveals itself. Two years ago, my fiance was racing down the turnpike after receiving a call that my mother died. This morning, I’m sitting in my kitchen drinking a...
View Article18 People Reveal The Worst Thing A Friend Did To Them (And It’s Brutal)
Trust no bitch. We don’t get to choose our families, but we do get to choose who we’re friends with. And those chosen, special few typically earn a position in our lives thanks to their ability to...
View ArticleHow I Learned To Stop Being A Doormat And Start Saying No
Because there’s being an accepting person, and then there’s being a pushover. In a world where same sex marriage is legalized, trans issues are openly discussed and making racist jokes gets...
View ArticleYes, You Can Be Raped By Your Husband: It Happened To Me
I never thought my husband and I would be connected by a word like rape, yet here I am. You. Me. You look at me like you’re a predator on the prowl. I can barely breathe as you beckon me to join you on...
View ArticleWhat The Most Attractive Thing About You Is, According To Your Zodiac
Geminis are oh-so effervescent. We’ve all met those people we feel drawn to, but can’t quite put our finger on why. They might not be the best looking people in the room, but there’s something so darn...
View ArticleWhat I’ve Learned Having 3 Miscarriages In 9 Months
It has been a struggle to come to terms with these losses, losses of the potential for life. “This might be a little uncomfortable,” my doctor said. I put my headphones in and clutched my iPhone,...
View ArticleHere’s The Worst Personality Trait Of Each Zodiac Sign
Never ask a Libra where they want to go for dinner. The older I get, the more I’m convinced that astrology is real. I have no patience anymore for people who say they don’t believe in it; above all,...
View ArticleHow I’d Describe Depression To Someone Who’s Never Lived With It
I know I could tell you that it’s about feeling sad, but it’s much more than that. I’m not entirely sure if it’s possible to put what depression feels like into words for someone who is neurotypical...
View Article14 Signs Your Friend Isn’t Actually A Real Friend At All
Because there’s no space in your life for fake bitches. We all have that friend we’re a bit suss about. They seem like a friend, but there are times when you just can’t shake the feeling they aren’t...
View ArticleI’m 35, And I’ve Never Had A Long-Term Relationship
I was never the girl who dreamed about her wedding day. I always assumed it would happen eventually; it was just never something I could fully picture. I saw myself pretty clearly as a mom, but not...
View ArticleI Wore Makeup To School Every Day. Here’s What I Wish My Teacher Knew.
“One teacher with a makeup wipe was powerless to undo the damage of society…” There’s something I did at 15 years old that I’ve never told anyone. Standing in front of my bathroom mirror, I lifted my...
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