myTakes: Other

I went home over the holidays and while is was there I decided to get a helix piercing. Here’s the thing – I had been dying to get one for at least 7 years but my parents had always told me it would only happen once I...

Yes, this is an actual thing. When people often say "you're so sensitive" - perhaps you are. There is nothing wrong with being that way. It's said that those of us who are Highly Sensitive People (HSP) make up about 15%...

6:45 a.m. – My alarm goes off. It’s a Wednesday morning. I wanna cry since i usually didn't get enough sleep. Usually, I hit snooze, five more minutes until I REALLY need to be up. 7:15 a.m. – First order of the day is a...

We are all unique in our own way. So many people think they need society's approval to be happy. I don't understand why? Being part of the boring brainwashed way that society thinks is so uninteresting to me. Anybody can...

The Men In Black When my friend and I were 14, we were hanging out in the park around 6pm. We were just chilling out, sitting and chatting on a park bench. All of a sudden, we noticed two slim tall men dressed exactly...

If you know me by the kinds of posts I write, especially as answers to questions, then you know that I'm very cultural and that my culture determines my lifestyle to a very great extent. I'm from the island of Puerto...

You've heard smart before, and alongside that you've heard wise, brilliant, and/or intelligent, which usually means someone with perfect grades, someone that can understand concepts easily and quickly, and/or someone that...

Under any circumstances you shouldn't tell a pet owner whose pet just died That it's just a [any animal] That's just rude and disrespectful It's not just a dog it's nut just a cat It's someone they grew up with Someone...

This is my first MyTake, and was inspired/requested by @Jjpayne and his question, Do you have any safety advice? I feel that safety is something that is not discussed nearly enough, especially this day in age when there...

There's so much debate if it's okay for a man to cry, if that makes them strong or weak, etc. blah blah... And not just men, women get it too from other women or even men ("women are over emotional"blah blah) But there's...

Hi- I’m Anna. I am 15. And I have been through a lot at such a young age. I want to use this to vent and rant and get things of my chest in a safe anonymous space. So thanks in advance :) It all started before I was born....

The Phenomenon of Group Thinking I wanted to write this because of everything that's currently happening in America. I hope it helps someone. After a black man was brutally and unlawfully killed by four white police...

No I’m not tagging anyone. Do this as well if you want. name : Sobek nickname : whatever one happens to call me gender : Female How long have you been on Girlsaskguys: Hell if I know lol What are your favourite...

Reflect on your body Take the time to calmly reflect on how you began to perceive your body during childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Have your friends made negative comments to you? Did your friends make fun of you?...

I believe that one of the cutest, most romantic things is when a guy holds and carries a woman, so here's a compilation of some cute ways you can carry your lady or how to hold a girl <3 ! 1) The carry her like a potato...

Thank you to the NHS staff and volunteers in my country, fighting this pandemic to protect us all, like soldiers would fight in a war even though in a war soldiers have all the equipment they need but our NHS staff are...

Assumption is The First Step to Failure Most of the time assumptions are what we hear from a person and do not know if it's true, but choose for whatever reason to believe it anyway. Assumptions are something that is...

1. Empty your mind When we are disturbed by external stresses and our internal conflicts, we can no longer see ourselves clearly. Refocusing is the only way to neutralize all these parasites. Here's an exercise to find...

So, it's been a while since I've done one of these- I call it a 3:00 am MyTake because I'm writing it at 3:00 am. And most of these are always sort of deep and attempting to be meaningful I guess, but at the same time, I...

I'm sure we're all a bit bored currently, so I thought to tell you an entertaining story: C ookie was about 3 or 4 years old when she remembers sitting in her room, wondering how babies came about. Cookie's parents...