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How it Really Feels Living with Overprotective and Controlling Parents

i wanna write this my take to share that part of my life with you. I might be 22 and you might tell me to move out but I come from a pretty traditional background, so the day I'd be able to move out would be the day I'd...
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A MyTake About My “Abusive” (In Her Own Unique Way) Mother

I really cannot tell whether it’s a blessing or a curse to have a mother like her. But the fact I feel oppressed remains. To begin with, I don’t have any siblings. My father died when I was 13, and since then she was...
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A Tribute to the Most Important Woman in My Life: My Mom

From the way she held me tightly in her arms when I was an infant to the way she consoles me today as a self-harmer, no woman has had a greater impact on my life than my mother. As girlfriends and even wives come and go...
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Adorable Babies That Will Make Your Day: So Cute it Hurts

Babies they are so adorable and can make your day so easily by just a silly sound or facial expression <3They make so many different facial expressions with in seconds "LOL"....gotta love these sweet bundles of joy...
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It's Time to Stand Up For Myself

Recently I have mentioned that me and my stepfamily have been on not so good terms lately. My sister and her boyfriend constantly joke about me having smaller genitals even though that's none of their business if I do or...
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Stick the F*ck Around: A Plea to Those with Bad Parents

I once heard a story that went a little like this: A violent, alcoholic, abusive man has two sons. One son becomes just like his father, drinking all night, beating his girlfriend, and landing himself in jail for drugs...
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Do You Have Toxic Friends? 10 Questions You Need to Ask Yourself

Most of us have that one friend. The friend that drains us so much, that after associating ourselves with them leaves us drained emotionally. They pick us apart, put us down, and leech off of us, all with a fake smile on...
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Why the Modern Nuclear Family Makes Us Unhappy

Humans are social creatures that depend on there unit. Yet until recently that unit was much more broad than Mom, Dad and family 1,000 miles away. Many parents generation success equaled moving away. My generation said...
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The Advantages of Respecting One's Elders

Respecting one's elders is an important social skill. Elderly people hold wisdom and knowledge. All those years of living on Earth surely can be summarized by an interesting life story and relevant life skills. In this...
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What Being a Good Friend Really Means

I have had friends come and go many times over the years, none have really ever stayed. Then one day I made a dumb mistake, but I got two really good friends from it. They may be online friends, but I'm not complaining....
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Why Can't You Just Be Happy For Me?

I love those pure and joyful moments in life where someone is sharing some really happy news like the announcement of a pregnancy or engagement, or the buying of a new house, or graduating from high school, or on GaG when...
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Do You have a Famous Relative or Family Member? Because I Do

So as the questions states do you have a relative or ancestor that's well known or was part of a famous group, organization etc? I just recently found out that a family member on my fathers side of the family fought in...
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Having an Alcoholic as a Dad

Today is another evening he comes back home from work drunk...so drunk that he's unable to walk or talk properly...I wanna write this take to give you an idea of how it feels like to live by the side of an alcoholic...
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Mother, You Have Kids, So Please ACT LIKE IT

My mother has 5 kids and is only 36 years old. She doesn't act like it though. In fact, she pretends like she's never had kids, then puts it on me. I'm a teenage mom, who never got pregnant. My sisters are treated like my...
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I Dated My Best Friend, and This Is What Happened

After knowing each other for years, my best friend and I never would have thought we would fall for each other. We were like family. That's why we were both surprised when one day, we realized we had feelings for each...
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One Bad Apple Ruins The Bunch

I've seen many, many takes and opinions written about both genders, from the perspective of the other gender, usually pretty damn negative. This is different. As I'm sure many of you gals that grew up with an abusive...
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How to Get Rid of Emotional Vampires, Once and For All

Emotional Vampires & Energy Vampires The term "Emotional vampires" or "Energy vampires" has become a term used to describe certain people who are doing exactly what the name implies - they suck the energy and emotions of...
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Is Your Friend Abusive? 9 Questions You Need to Answer

Abuse isn't limited to romantic or parental relationships, it can occur with the ones you are supposed to have goofy times with and whose supposed to have your back and vise-versa. "Friends" can be toxic and abusive as...
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Things To Do Or Avoid As A Single Parent, From The Child's Perspective

I grew up with my father, and he had a few girlfriends but never really settled down until I was about 8, when he knocked up one of his girlfriends. My father was a single father, she didn't want anything to do with me...
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9 Phrases That Really Hurt Our Parents' Feelings: Be Nice!

Our parents are the only people who have known us nine months longer than anyone else has. Only they love us for who we are. We know that mom and dad will always forgive us, but we mustn’t hurt them. If you...
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