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6 Rules Of Being A “Lady” I Break All The Time

I don't know if it's because I've lived in the deep South my entire life or if it's a generational thing. I do know that I was raised to “act like a lady” — always. Good girls didn't say certain things or look a certain way. We didn't raise our voices or argue with authority figures, and we apologized – a lot.

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The only thing predictable is that nothing is ever predictable.

The Thing About Normal: When Your Mother Is An Addict

This must be what happens when you don’t really want to talk about something, but you need to. You talk circles around and around it until you spiral right down to the center, and then there’s nothing left to say but the thing you need to say.

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Alexis Neiers: Former Tabloid Target, Current Doula

We’ve all felt misunderstood or made life-changing mistakes.

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Babies, pink, and feminism. Courtesy of, LibreShot

"Yes, I Can Wear Pink": 10 Things About Feminism For My Boyfriend 

Since I was a little girl I have dreamed about finding that special someone. You know, the guy who is brave enough to say those three little words: I'm a feminist.

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3 Insane Shakespeare Plots You Probably Never Studied In High School

Today marks both the (modern) birth

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RIP Cynthia Lennon: Artist, Mother, Ex-Wife Of John Lennon

In the benign but powerful reign of the Beatles, Cynthia Lennon was the proverbial First Lady.

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For Trolls, Not Even My Young Child Is Off Limits

This is what it's like to be a feminist on the Internet who also happens to be a mother.

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For Trolls, Not Even My Young Child Is Off Limits

This is what it's like to be a feminist on the Internet who also happens to be a mother.

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