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I am getting married in three months and will be 20 years old on my wedding day. My parents raised me to believe that marriages would only work if you waited until at least 25 to be married...and in their case, that probably was the decision that was best. What frustrates me the most is that it is assumed that their way is the ONLY way.  Read More »

Where do you go when being at home only causes stress and you dread every minute you walk through the door? How am I suppose to feel, when I never know what I am coming home too? I am a college freshman; however, I decided to live at home this semester! (WOW!) It's the first time I've lived with my mother in a long time because she dosen't care much about her kids.  Read More »

One of the things I simultaneously hate the most and love the best about the gay community (or the homosexual community or the LGBTQ community or whatever the hell is PC these days) is their eternal obsession with getting people to be proud of who they are. This may seem like an awesome thing at first, because who doesn't want their friends to be able to be happy and proud of who they are? I've seen too many people who were run down and depressed because they couldn't reconcile who they knew they were with who society told them it was okay to be.

But on the other hand, there are people like me, who preach the doctrine but then feel like a hypocrite when it's time to apply it to my own personal life. I don't like the gay community's eternal obsession with coming out because I'm still not out to the most important people in my life - my family.  Read More »

To all my family, all of my friends, all of my role models, all of the world...have I ever told you how much I love you?  Read More »

When is the time for you to stop getting Christmas Presents? I am 18 yrs old and I don’t expect Christmas Presents anymore. But should I?  Read More »

I have been drinking a glass of fanta before trying to go to sleep for two nights in a row now. Before you call or think that this is crazy behavior, I agree but I am sure you've done worse.  Read More »

What influences play a role in the reasons why people choose to smoke cigarettes? Does family history, friends, peer pressure, advertising, celebrities, certain workplaces, social settings, drinking alcohol or curiosity factor into a person's choice for smoking cigarettes? Does boredom, rebellion, other drug uses or relationships contribute to a person's decision to smoke cigarettes?  Read More »

Kicking and screaming, a child demands his parents to buy him the latest video game that he saw at the store. Whenever a child throws a temper tantrum like throwing himself on the floor crying, most parents feel embarrassed and humiliated in public. Thus, they end up buying their child whatever he or she desires even though they said they would not buy it earlier.  Read More »