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There are two sides to every story. This is mine. My parents never let me feel good about myself. They did so through a number of means, but one of the main tools that they used to keep me down was my weight; having a daughter who was overweight was embarrassing for them. And if I cried over any hurtful comment that they made, I was told that I was…

They arrive, uninvited,With a facade of generosity and care.I know them.And I know that I will be left to clean up the mess. My femininity waits patiently in the kitchenFor them to assist,For them to take the leadThis time. My masculinity insists that I leave them behind,Much to my discomfort. But they brought a stranger into my house, uninvited,And they gave this stranger a power over me that I cannot…

Vote as if…

Dear Secretary Clinton, Some people think that I am supporting your opponent, Senator Sanders, because I want the boys to like me, or because I am not a true feminist or Democrat. I have been told that I must be an idiot by some of your supporters for supporting Sanders instead of you, and you have—most condescendingly—said that you “feel sorry” for people like me (Sanders supporters). I am a…

I have held off for some time from putting these thoughts out there for the entire world to see, as I fear it may upset certain people. But the time has come the open up this particular can of worms, if only to work through my own thoughts, and maybe help others in the same situation to work through theirs. I recently read an article about ending friendships over differing…

Exsqueeze me? A Baking Powder? Editor’s Note: Move Quote Freestyle is an online blogging game invented by Jennifer Hooker. The game is fairly simple. A player opens up a dialogue by posting a movie quote. Next, anyone else who is interested in engaging the first player in a “cypher” responds by commenting on the original post with another movie quote that plays off of the first one. This continues for…

As a native of upstate New York, I have been closely following the latest installment in the fight for marriage equality–and the equally passionate fight by right-wing Christians against it.  I constantly find myself having to prioritize all of the issues of the day in my own mind, and often this issue is considered by some to merely be a devisive distraction.  While I understand the argument by those who may or may…