myTakes: Family & Friends

Yesterday I came across two questions here on GaG. First was can guys and girls be friends and the second was why guys doesn't want their girlfriends to have guy friends? Basically, answers came down to this: when you...

"Lone" What does it feel like to have no friends in college? #Relationships #Behaviour “Find a partner.” “Break into small groups,” says the teacher. I dread those words... I look around me. Soon enough, I begin to...

Dear Mom, You act as if you care about your children when we are in public, you buy us ice cream and hug us good bye as we head to school. But at home you are completely different. You are cold and condescending, ignore...

I have never been quite good enough; not for my friends, not for my family, not for society. I have never been as brilliant, or as tall, or as handsome as my brothers. I have never been as pretty, or stylish, or outgoing...

This take is for those who deny facts like @SarahVanRensburg (as she deleted my comment where I explained with my own experiences, and what professionals like scientists and doctors say about how smacking/spanking is...

I was going to do a third and final part, but I’ve been leaving out the more severe, highly abusive details of my experience for the sake of not being TOO personal. As well, I aim to make these pieces compact so you don’t...

Hello everyone. As I said, I’m going to continue this as a three-part series, focusing on different stages of my life and the progression of abuse I endured having a narcissistic mother. I’m shocked, surprised, moved and...

Hi. I haven't really posted in forever because I have a real life and deal with real life things. However, seeing as the holiday season has just passed, I was once again reminded I do not have a normal family. I didn't...

Why every Girl needs Girlfriends #Girlfriends I have heard before from ladies saying they do not need or have girlfriend's. Some even say that they do not get along even with other women. They are more comfortable with...

"I no longer respect you. I thought that who you were defined me. I was wrong. I am my own person. I am strong and capable and you have nothing to do with that. So thank you for leaving me when I needed you the most. In...

Everyone knows I'm a bit baby-crazed these days. I skim the internet searching for potential names for my babies as I wish to have a whole village someday <3. Below I have listed all the names I think are cute, unique,...

You wonder why I don't usually answer the phone, and yet when I do, you talk down to me. I dread conversations with you because I know you'll try and act superior to me in some way. Or you'll sound domineering and I...

I'm sure most of you don't care but oh well 😂 1. They give you advice They could tell you which guys are "good" and which are "bad." 2. They get "inside scoop" from the guys They could tell you which guy has the hots...

So I have this friend and at first everything was super cool and fun. He was always full of ideas and funny stories. He knows tons of things. But then he started to demand more and more of my time. Now the only time I...

Thanksgiving just passed and you had to say no to your first degree cousin's dinner invitation... Your niece just invited you to her son's first birthday party. You're contemplating on going. Christmas is coming soon. You...

I have never before lived with a roommate and I have not thought about it so much before. Maybe you guys already know how it can be. Of course this is also depending a lot about the person you have as a roommate. For me...