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Yeah, I Was THAT Five-Year-Old
Remember your first days of school? The sea of kids. The improvised colored paper name tag pinned to your clothes on arrival. The way the teacher looked at you. The way the lunch kits smelled. The unknown threat of how your life would come to an end.
By The Dani Writer4 years ago in Confessions
Freshman Hickie Course 101
There is a difference between stupidity and naivete. I plead naivete in this case. Let’s back up to my first fraternity party as an 18-year-old college freshman in 1966. I was a college freshman who had rarely dated in high school; had one chaste relationship with a boyfriend; and a mother who was obsessed with safeguarding my purity, lest I become what she labeled, a TRAMP , a girl who had sex before marriage.
By Joan Gershman4 years ago in Confessions
I Survived my Long-Distance Relationship
*This article was origninally posted on Medium. If someone told me five years ago that I would end up moving halfway across the country to be with my forever partner - I would've said that couldn't be true. In the past, I would have never considered the thought of committing to a long-distance relationship.
By Jasmine 4 years ago in Confessions
20 Bad Dates
Realistically, I know within the first fifteen minutes of meeting a guy whether or not I'm going to like him.... until we get drunk. (Note: I don't drink anymore). It's funny how our rose colored beer goggles turn a guy into dateable material when they really should've been a booty call. I've had booty calls, friends with benefits, and I'm an ungirlfriend now.
By Susan Eileen 4 years ago in Confessions
Blind Date Magnate
Dating over 60. At this age, it seems like it takes a lot of work. You look at things differently when you are older. We are a little more set in our ways and unwilling to give up that space to just anyone. At least for me, it is. Dating as a single mom of four was a challenge. My children were a little rough on the guys I dated. I'm not sure how far down the road some of my dates got when they figured out one or two tires were a bit low, but it wasn't hard for me to figure out how it happened. Four "it wasn't me" answers are how I figured we had a ghost kid who got the blame for everything that mysteriously happened. There were the guys who would call, and my daughter would answer and tell them I was busy, "my mom's not available right now, she's raising her kids; call back," she looks over at my youngest son, "in about ten years."
By Paula Cushman4 years ago in Confessions
Confessions Of A 40-Year-Old Tomboy
I’m not girly enough. I have always veered toward all things prescribed as male activities. As a child, I loved Lincoln Logs, Matchbox cars, and action figures. I played video games. I wanted to be an archeologist and travel the world digging up dinosaur bones and discovering lost civilizations. I raced with the boys in the neighborhood, easily outrunning them with my long legs. I enjoyed watching football and hockey, often lamenting the fact that when the boys played those sports, I couldn’t play along. They feared I’d get hurt, but I didn’t care. The scars didn’t bother me. Scars were the evidence of a good time, a game well played.
By That Writer Chick4 years ago in Confessions
The Real Life Of A Single Mom
I’m becoming sentimental. While planning my daughter’s sweet sixteen birthday party, to be held in a few months, my mind has been drifting. I keep thinking about time’s swift passage. And I have been trying to come to terms with my baby turning sixteen. I am ready to celebrate this milestone in my daughter’s development, but I wish I had magical powers to turn back the hands of time.
By Dr Deborah M Vereen4 years ago in Confessions
Searching for Male Friendship in a Lonely World
A few nights ago, I met up with a buddy of mine here in Los Angeles. His fiancée had flown to San Francisco while he stayed behind with their dogs. The two of us are close, but not too close. Sometimes I feel like I know his dogs better, and that's why I reached out to him.
By Sawyer Phillips7 months ago in Confessions
