Tag: writing
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Hold the Lime: We Never Had to Worry About Her
“We never had to worry about her, she’s got her head on straight.” Words I have heard a million times over. It’s not my fault I was born first. Purportedly, an eldest daughter has all the answers. She is a fixer, a stoic, a mediator, and a perfect pillar of humanity, family, and purity, all…
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Not My Cup of Tea: The Women We’re Supposed to Become
As a lifetime owner of society’s manual on womanhood, I have several questions and objections. Apparently, in order to be a woman, we must subscribe to a bountiful basket of paradoxical expectations. We must be successful and ambitious, but never break the glass ceiling. Sexy and seductive, but not too much or they’ll call you…
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Pouring Into Cups: The Importance of Platonic Love
“The grass grows where you water it.” A phrase that has time and time again escaped my lips. My friends finish the sentence and repeat it back to me. It is my response to almost everything. Career. Goals. Accomplishments. Relationships. Life in general. If you’ve ever come to me looking for advice, you’ve probably left…