So, there I was, one recent random morning, watching the morning news and drinking coffee, psychologically preparing myself to function in the grown-up world, and I realize I’m overwhelmed with gloom. I want to just go back to bed, flip the day into the garbage...
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By NADIA SCHMIDT I’m 21 years old and grew up in a home where my parents were fundamentalist Jehovah’s Witnesses. If you’re not familiar with the religion, the way I was taught was that if you are not part of the church, if you disobey...
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  My life has been quite a whirlwind in the last few years after resigning from my first career as a high school teacher and starting over. Please allow me to be the first to tell you, starting over is never an easy path and anyone who...
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Sometimes I wish I had died at age 21. The long black wall in Washington would have my name to show to all. Things I have done that may be worthy of mention I could count on a single hand with a few fingers left...
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When I was a kid, I went through a phase with my grandma where I never said “goodbye.” Instead, I’d say “see ya” or “talk to you later.” Danda (my grandma) even made fun of me one night and threw me off. As we were about...
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Well technically, he’s my stepfather. My bio-dad died of leukemia when I was three. Mom finally remarried the summer after I graduated from high school. I remember thinking, “geesh, she’s 40, why bother?” What a punk I was! Although my siblings called our new dad...
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Just in time for the 2015 Oscars! You might be thinking, Why would anyone make an all green salad? Isn’t salad green enough as it is? I say the greener the better. This recipe has lettuce, green peas, edamame and avocado. My creamy tarragon vinaigrette...
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Politico reported former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani told a closed-door Republican dinner, “I do not believe, and I know this is a horrible thing to say, but I do not believe the president loves America…He wasn’t brought up the way you were brought up...
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I was having a conversation with someone and I playfully said “do it now, woman.” She replied “Wow, that was very 50 Shades of Grey of you.” My heart sunk into my chest. Not so much in what my friend said but with the misconception...
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