You know me, I love a good uproar on the internetz, and I know that YOU love it when I throw in my two cents at least two weeks two late – just to let the dust settle a little bit. Just kidding, I live under a rock and I only today got around to [...]
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This week I’m in Washington DC participating in a course on political advocacy and social action, and have been spending my days immersed in theory and political jargon. However, when I’m not writing a zillion papers, or figuring out how to ask Congressional aides questions that don’t make me sound like an idiot, I have [...]
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Alright y’all, I won’t lie, I created Fatshion Week sheerly because I wanted to talk to you about lingerie for curvy chicks. Have you ever felt like you wanted to get all gussied up and slip into something sexy, but you just couldn’t find anything in your size? Been there. THANK GOODNESS WE’VE FOUND ONE [...]
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Question: If my spouse told me he isn’t “as attracted to me since I’ve put on weight b/c he doesn’t like the body type I have” and we only have sex once a month or so (so like very little intimacy) and he shies away from physical affection and I can’t get passed this lack [...]
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To get straight to the point – this post will make you uncomfortable if you are a) my mother b) my aunt c) anyone who has a genetic tie to me and is not under 25. Feel free to keep reading, and we’ll just chalk this up to one of those things you read and [...]
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What a week! Seriously y’all, I have got to give you a hand – you have taken a little idea turned it into something AMAZING. I am so thrilled/proud/overwhelmed by your beautiful posts and wonderful bravery. This is the official round-up of this year’s teen week, and if I can ask you guys just one [...]
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This submission comes to us an anonymous contribution to Teen Week from an amazing and brave woman in our community. I want to thank her from the bottom of my heart for having the strength to share this story here, and all of you for bearing witness. Teeny, The TRUTH: IT IS NOT YOU and [...]
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Happy holidays, Marzipanlings! Please enjoy this repost from the very, very beginning stages of MM. xoxoox In a recent article written for The Herald-Sun entitled ”Recreational Hook-ups or Emotional Hang-ups?” author Kylie Harrell discusses the incoming freshman orientation at Duke University a mandatory meeting entitled “The Real Deal” where freshmen learn to make “responsible social decisions”. The article [...]
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There has been a lot of chatter around here, both on MM and on Twitter, about long distance relationships – How to make them work? DO they work in the first place? Are there tricks to making them work better? What if you are just not cut out for long distance relationships; are you a [...]
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This post is a part of Scarleteen’s Blog Carnival – an internet collaborative to raise funds for an organization providing REAL, sex positive information to teens online. I am proud to be a part of this effort, and fully support Scarleteen and it’s mission. When I was a kid, I was really lucky to have [...]
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