Nani Cruz

Joined December 2020

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As a 25 year old girl who enjoys reading, nature, and sharing her thoughts. My goal is to write creatively with a mix of sharing helpful tips from my PCOS experience.

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The PCOS Latina: No Birth Control and Not Trying to Conceive
I am a 25 year old Puerto Rican Mexican Latina living in Georgia, USA, who was diagnosed with PCOS at 21 years old and has been off birth control for 2.5 years (and no intention to go back!). I have no desire to get pregnant for at least five years. I also do not have children. It’s just me, my boyfriend, and my dog.
By Nani Cruzabout a year ago in Longevity
Lemonade
Tart, but sweet. The sticky, potent liquid covered her entire body. The smell overpowered any of her other senses. It was cold and dripped lower down her body. The longer she sat in it, the colder she seemed to feel. From her hair, it saturated her clothing and her seat. No part of her or the seat was untouched by it. The sour substance was all she could focus on. The sensation of cold created a deep numbness, but it was faint in comparison to the numbness she was used to. It was the sweet and sour smell that took the reins on her senses. All she could focus on was the smell of the lemonade coating her and the interior of the car.
By Nani Cruz3 years ago in Fiction
Sex and The Soldier
"Can I ask you an inappropriate question?" At this point, I consider myself a pro at turning normal conversations into sex crazed ones. A simple text conversation about our days shifts in an instant.
By Nani Cruz4 years ago in Filthy
Dear future lover, please love me like.... Top Story - March 2022.
Dear future lover, please love me like my sister and I love one another. Love me like my sister loves me when she asks me to let her know when I arrive somewhere safely. With a thoughtfulness that reminds you of me when you see my favorite character on a t-shirt. Love me with an understanding to know when I am ready to talk, and when to leave me be until I can piece together my words. Love me with a sense of admiration that’s not afraid to tell me when I’m wrong. Love me like my sister who runs to me to tell me about her good days, but also entrusts me as the only person to show the darkest parts to. I desire a love that knows the way I think and process, but more importantly respects it.
By Nani Cruz4 years ago in Humans
Be Present for Yourself to Be the Best "You" Yet
Be present. Be present. Be present. These words came over me in a way I have never experienced before. They are broad, yet impactful. Hearing these words in my mind brought a sense of peace. A sense that is right. That it needs to be my driving force. My theme of this year. But why? It required me to step back to understand why two simple words made me feel so strongly. It wasn't apparent at first. There was a reason this was grabbing onto my heart, and I needed to figure out why.
By Nani Cruz4 years ago in Motivation
From ‘Friends With Benefits’ to Lovers: Why I Struggled With This
Transitioning from friends with benefits (FWBs) to a committed relationship might be one of the most difficult mental battles I’ve ever experienced. Here’s why.
By Nani Cruz4 years ago in Humans
Growing pains
I wonder what it would feel like to share my insecurities in my relationship and not have it end with being screamed at. Having a boyfriend with a mental illness is no easy task. Carina knew this from plenty of experience. Take her first boyfriend for example. Some could blame immaturity, but from the inside she could see the instability and manipulation.
By Nani Cruz4 years ago in Confessions
Do We Truly Understand Time?
The concept of time is one of the greatest controversies known to man. Therefore, it creates some of the best conspiracy theories and plots, as we see play out in some our favorite movies and books. (Hint hint: Thanos with the time stone.)
By Nani Cruz5 years ago in FYI
Is It About Race, or Something Else?
"It's not about race." That was Abby's initial response to Layna after being shown a TikTok video of a black woman describing her experience with her adopted white child at Target.
By Nani Cruz5 years ago in Families
Goodbye My Almost Lover
The fate of heartache brought us to this place where what ifs and unknowns consume nightly dreams. The trauma of the past
By Nani Cruz5 years ago in Poets
Love for a Soldier
This American hero is one who wears his face stern, who gets the job done, and who makes his loved ones proud. He is bathed in admiration
By Nani Cruz5 years ago in Poets
Womanhood Rules - Wrong Answers Only
Be proud to be a woman but never show it. Your vagina surely told you when you became a woman. Although proud of newfound womanhood,
By Nani Cruz5 years ago in Poets

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The PCOS Latina: No Birth Control and Not Trying to Conceive

Lemonade

Sex and The Soldier

Dear future lover, please love me like.... Top Story - March 2022.

Be Present for Yourself to Be the Best "You" Yet

From ‘Friends With Benefits’ to Lovers: Why I Struggled With This

Growing pains

Do We Truly Understand Time?

Is It About Race, or Something Else?

Goodbye My Almost Lover

Love for a Soldier

Womanhood Rules - Wrong Answers Only

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