Lifestyle
For the lives that we love, and everything that comes with it.
Pesky Mother-in-law?
Mother-in-laws! Sometimes they are great and supportive, sometimes you get one that despises you. Unfortunately, I got the latter. I love my husband, but his mother is absolutely the thorn in my side. She is very judgmental, selfish, and opinionated. I am a young mother to a wonderful 22-month-old boy. I am also a full-time college student. I don't work right now because my husband and I both agreed that I should focus on my studies and our son. My mother-in-law hates that I stay home. She is one of those types of people that you can never please though. Right now, her argument is that if I stay home, we will miss out on the extra income. But if I went back to work she would hate the daycare I choose, or think I'm not spending enough time on my son.
By mommy time8 years ago in Families
Monsters and Me: Growing Up with Abuse
There are days that I forget the memories rattling around in my head are mine and not some bad movie I watched. It's hard for me to imagine that the scared little girl always looking for an exist was a key part of who I was. But then there are days that I feel myself returning to her, as if I never grew out of her shoes. On those days I find it hard to get out of bed and face my life now, the depression being an uphill battle I'm never 100% sure I want to win. Some days I'm in my room, singing along to whatever song I'm listening to on repeat for the next few days, huge smile on my face, as I dance like nothing in the world can touch me. Other days I'm hiding under a mound of blankets, not eating for days, crying at the memories that berate me. On those days I think of all the questions that were left unanswered to me. Why did he love the bottle more than he did me? How come my sister was perfect but I was nothing to him? Why hasn't he changed after the drinking stopped? Where did everything go so very very wrong?
By Lilli Behom8 years ago in Families
Relationship Red Flag—Too Much, Too Soon
I’ve been thinking a lot about my experiences using dating websites and dating men in general, and I’ve reflected on my own behaviour and that which I encountered from my potential partners. Soul-searching is great for helping you to grow in general, and specifically for helping you to avoid the same mistakes again. I don’t recall exactly what it was that triggered this thought, probably something I read on Twitter—I spend an unhealthy portion of my waking hours on Twitter, but hey, at least it’s not crack, amirite?
By Katy Preen8 years ago in Viva
Daisy Ridley and 8 More Celebrities Who Fired Back at Body Shamers in the Best Way Possible
Women, more often than not, are pressured to conform to ridiculous beauty standards. Even now in the 21st century, when we're supposed to be free to celebrate who we are and what we are - as long as we're not doing anything illegal.
By Karina Thyra8 years ago in Viva
Asian Gals and Pastels
Asian girls represent a population of women who have been known to showcase beautiful, healthy dark hair and small, delicate, doll-like facial features that are highlighted with hashtags of ‘cute’ and ‘kawaii,’ ever decadent in big, bright eyes and milk chocolate irises. When they smile, they share a curiosity that animates the mind in multiple dimensions from rainbows and frolicking unicorns and pandas, to the polar representation of broken innocence and destruction of a purity that can only be a describing element in Asian women.
By Delilah Jayde8 years ago in Blush
Until Next Time...
Are you with me? I don't see you anywhere. Where are you two? I come here every weekend to see if you two will be there, in the same spot, like last time. You two loved this place. One of you said it gave you time to think and to be with the one you loved. But you're not. I stop at the bridge, crying, watching my tears drop to the river. I miss the both of you so much, Grandpa and Grandma.
By Gayle Lebus8 years ago in Families
