By Lori Dziurda Dear Conservatives: I feel sorry for your daughters. We are directly threatening the protections for women’s health and privacy encapsulated in the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. We feminists know that was your plan all along. Get the court, outlaw abortion, and then come after birth control. We’ve […]
Sex and Relationships
15 Funny and True Tweets About Father’s Day
Okay, people, that special day in June is right around the corner! You got your grills hot and cargo shorts ready, boys? Ready for some totally original and not at all overdone beer and golf jokes? And obligatory “Dad of the Year” mug and matching tie? Good. Let’s do this. […]
Co-Parenting With Your Not-So-Bad-But-Sometimes-Stupid Ex
By Kate Cartia Breakups suck. You know it. I know it. Everyone knows it. Ideally, immediately moving on from a craptastic relationship as quickly as possible, “Somebody That I Used to Know”-style, is your best bet, right? Drink some wine, wash the sheets, covertly change that Relationship Status on Facebook so […]
Girlfriends, This Is Why We All Should Be Masturbating
By Sam Palmer of Modern Day Hippie Mama We’ve all been there. You’re sitting with your friend at the kitchen table when your kids come marching in, holding your vibrator. Damn it! Is there no hiding spot they can’t find?! You try to shrug it off by commenting on “how […]
When Is It Appropriate to Ask, “Are You About To Get Your Period?”
By Kristine Laco of Mum Revised I have been asked by men, many times, if I was about to get my period. I think the men who ask this kind of question just have not been schooled. So, as a giver of gifts and a saver of relationships, I thought […]
Fat Breath
By Jennifer Golden of mommibomb I have logged in to MyFitnessPal for 50 days straight. For 50 days, I have diligently entered every morsel of food that has entered my mouth, including my 10-calorie, submarine-sized Omega 3 pill—a regrettable 500 calories of fish oil that I have consumed over the […]
I Got Into Law School, So That Means I’m Smart
By Nicole Merritt of jthreeNme Ten years ago, I was graduating from a small(ish) Catholic college twenty minutes south of Boston. I was 22 and about to get married and move to Miami to begin law school. Ten years ago, I naively thought, “I’ve made it.” I’ve graduated college. (check!) […]
Bride Battling Cancer Told to Move Up Wedding, Refuses and Defies Odds
Laurin Long and Michael Bank of Columbia, S.C., were like any other young couple. They met, fell in love, and decided they were each other’s happily ever after. But just like every great love story, there was one thing standing in their way. Its name? Cancer. When Mike and Laurin […]