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Mistakes I’ve made—and didn’t make—so far in young adulthood.
Navigating adulthood means learning from mistakes and celebrating wins. From relationship blunders to financial wisdom, here’s a personal look at lessons learned and milestones achieved. Mistake #1: Allowing relationships that lacked direction to shape my decisions. Settling or making life-altering decisions to accommodate others rarely works out. Win #1: Leaving my hometown. Stepping into a…
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I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” is more than just an iconic ’80s anthem—it’s a soulful cry for love and connection, wrapped in a catchy, upbeat melody. In a world where we often settle for the wrong kind of dance partners, this song reminds us that true love isn’t about just dancing with anybody,…
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“All men are fuck boys, and all women are man hating feminists”
In 1960, the average age for a first marriage was only twenty-two for men and twenty for women. On top of this, the average age of first-time mothers was twenty-five. Today, that age has increased, with the average age of marriage at thirty for men and twenty-eight for women. In 2024, thirty is slowly becoming…
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I Love You So Much
Almost a year ago now I went on the “self discovery” journey of a lifetime. After deciding I was fed up with my shitty self esteem, lack of energy and need for love of myself I decided to board a plane by myself to Thailand to solo travel. At the time I was bitter, annoyed…
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The Decade That Lives On
A few years ago my therapist told me that in my twenty’s I would experience some of my best and worst memories of my life. She explained that the low’s would be really low and that the high’s would be really high. It wouldn’t be until sometime in my thirties that the high’s and low’s…
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“A Big Ole’ Metaphor for an Identity Crisis”
A lot of people say you don’t find out who “you truly are” until sometime in your thirties. That we are all suppose to be walking around lacking a sense of purpose for almost three decades. To be completely honest, that truth is scary and not the easiest to swallow. It can be hard at…
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That time I flew to the wrong state…
Life has way of wrecking plans when you’re diligently working to build them. Sometimes this destruction is in our best interest and we don’t even realize it…that’s where this story comes in. As I have talked about in my writing many times in the past, your twenties have advantages and disadvantages. One is the disadvantages…
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“I Love Jesus and I Say Fuck”
I’ve been wanting to write this article for some time now but never really got around to it. Yes, the title is a little abrupt but that was exactly my goal. At some point when we shift from teenager life to young adulthood we move out from home and start gaining some form of independence.…
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Movies that Shaped my Childhood
For many of us, movies have their own special place in our heart. Characters are no longer fictional and stories are no longer told, they are lived. Watching a nostalgic movie can bring back emotions, memories and thoughts that we haven’t explored in a decade. We remember looking up to movie characters and idolizing them…
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The Quarter Life Crisis
We have all heard of the mid-life crisis most of our dads have gone through or are soon going to go through. Somewhere in their mid-forties, they decide to put back on their skinny jeans from 2002, sign up for a half marathon, and shop around for sports cars. The mid-life crisis is not about…
Now What? 