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Move Off of Drama Boulevard
Before approaching any situation pertaining to gossip, take a good and long look at the source. Make sure the information is credible then by all means address it in a less aggressive manner. There are far more important things in life than constant turmoil. People who live on drama boulevard should take that same motivation and use it in a way that will be beneficial to them and their family.
By Screamin Tearz8 years ago in Humans
Breakfast with the Ex (Part 1)
There we are. Sitting in silence. Me trying to hold my anger in, shoveling waffles stuffed with eggs and cheese into my mouth. I was hoping that would keep me from blurting, "You're an ass" across the table. I swirled my blueberry compote around my plate; I wondered how many people thought my food choice was odd. This is my life right now. Sitting across from my ex/roommate/baby daddy, I realized what an odd situation I was in.
By Veronica Orsayne8 years ago in Humans
Poly and Me
I am by no means an expert on non-monogamy, nor am I a certified relationship coach. I'm not going to tell you that one kind of relationship structure is better than the next, because as far as I'm concerned we should all do whatever the hell feels right for us. What I can offer, however, is the beginning of a story in which an extremely anxious and insecure girl found herself in a non-monogamous, same-sex relationship with one of her teachers and idols.
By Christina Alysia8 years ago in Humans
5 Ways to Defeat the Millennial
Often painted as overbearing, self-centered, Wi-Fi obsessed, generational monsters… We found the problem child: The Millennial. What do we do when the fabric of America is now in the hands of people who say your outfit is “on fleek,” or always want someone to “spill the tea?” Can we agree that “shade” should come from trees and not disgruntled naysayers?
By Adam Silva8 years ago in Humans
The Broken-Hearted and the Breaker-Upper
Breakups are messy, and perhaps at their very core, far from graceful. It is the declaration that your freely given "yes" to walking with another — choosing to have them in your life as your preferential companion — has turned into a "no." It seems that a lot of good comes from risking a "yes," from allowing something to be born, to be fulfilled, for an adventure to take root. So how can a breakup, a "no," that sudden ripping apart of a promise, be done with grace? Relationships are perplexingly unique. Perhaps your relationship was rooted in few promises, and your emptiness at the loss is about the same as before. Perhaps you were broken up with and, because when feelings are involved, you are now heartbroken and must wait out the unavoidable pain. Perhaps the breakup was mutual (on some level I'd say most probably are, at least to an extent), or perhaps you were the one to take that step and broke up with them. I find this position interesting: being the breaker upper — the one who decided, for whatever reason(s), it wasn't meant to be, or was not leading to fulfillment and must come to an end, and actually committed that perfect crime. Here are just some perspectives/bits of advice on this for the breaker uppers that I'd like to throw out there:
By Brit8 years ago in Humans
Open Letter to the Man Who Left. Top Story - December 2017.
Looking back on it now, I realize you weren't worth it. I have seen scarier monsters, braved worse storms, I have even dragged my legs through bloodier thorns. Nothing compared to the hurt I felt when you told me what you did. How does somebody cheat on someone they claim to love? How does somebody deny and ignore and shut out someone fighting for them tooth and nail? I'm anxious to know, is it because you were hurting too?
By Sarah Holdsworth8 years ago in Humans
Better to Have Lived Than to Have Done Nothing
I never thought something like this could happen to me. I'm a confident person, someone who does not fear death. I've been through hell and back; therefore what could be worse in life than that? Until I met her, that is.
By Daniel Trujillo Teran8 years ago in Humans
What I've Learned as a Newlywed
On August 16, 2017, I married my best friend and love of my life. This day was almost five years in the making. It was nothing special; just my grandparents, a couple of our friends, and just us two. Would I have loved a big wedding? Oh yeah but you know what? It doesn't matter. I still got to marry my best friend in the whole world and I cannot wait to see what life has in store for us.
By Alix Nicole8 years ago in Humans
Let It Go!
Family, friends, giving, love, togetherness..... These are some important things about the holiday...and always. Some of us get so sidetracked and forget to take the time but deep down we know we need these things in our lives. Connections are so important!
By Aurora8 years ago in Humans
I Need to Talk to You
I need to talk to you. I'm losing it again. I thought my mind got better, I thought I'd found myself, and then I started sorting through my head and now it's flooding and it's scaring me.
By Mariia Bashmakova8 years ago in Humans
Why Your Husband Doesn't Do Things for You...
Let’s be serious for a moment. MEN DON’T, AND CAN’T, TAKE HINTS. They don’t understand insinuations, and they won’t do things just because you talk about them needing to be done. They will step over that mess, pile dishes by the sink, and continue to push down that overflowing trash can. They do not see things the same way that we do. They can step over the laundry, not worry about the dust in the house, and piss into a toilet that clearly needs to be cleaned. I’ve said it before, and I'll say it again—their brains just don’t work like ours. This brings me to why your husband doesn't help you, and you feel like he's not listening to you.
By Shana Nizeul8 years ago in Humans
The Next Year
Joey and I went back to camp the next year as a couple. We had no idea if the camp had produced any other crip couple, so we thought it’d be fun to go back as such. From the get-go, we’d been unorthodox. For one, and definitely not the least of our unorthodoxies, was I lived in my own house that my ex had left me with. I chose not to move back in with my folks like you hear so much these days…and they don’t leave! By then, I’d been on my own for five years…first, with my brother, Joey, then, with Teri, my ex. And, I had a fur baby, Lucky, my black lab, Teri and I got from the pound before she decided to up and leave. Anyhoo, that’s water under the bridge, plus, she’s dead, but that’s another blog.
By Jason Rhode8 years ago in Humans