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I am not lazy: How one GL girl deals with her ADD

From the time I was six years old, my teachers had all been saying the same thing: “She’s so smart, but she doesn’t try.” Every single progress report, parent-teacher conference and year-end evaluation was the same. I could practically predict...
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How one GL girl dealt with the death of her boyfriend

Losing a loved one can feel like a nightmare you never wake up from. Here's how one GL girl got through the sudden death of her boyfriend—and learned to dream again. I knew it the day he invited me to a...

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5 ways to handle bad new with grace

Sometimes, life hands you a big ol’ bucket of lemons. And yeah, it totally stinks. Maybe your school district decided to cut funding for your ultimate Frisbee team, or your best friend’s parents decided to move their fam across the...
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What to do when the gossip is about you

Everyone enjoys reading a little bit from tabloids here and there—ya know, celebrity breakups, celebrity hookups and the dirty deets of our fave stars. But sometimes those rumors can be a little more personal than what you read in the...

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Speak Out: My eating disorder almost kept me from studying abroad

"Scotland, huh? I guess your journey is just beginning." Though the old woman next to me on the plane meant no harm, she had no idea how wrong she was. Yes, the start of my semester abroad in Scotland was still...
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The best ways to deal with a school bully

What's worse than actually being bullied? Having to figure out how to deal with that bully. Should you retaliate? Yell at them? Get physical? The answer to all three of those Qs is no. Actually, it's way easier and less stressful...

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"My biggest fear is driving. My second biggest fear is admitting it"

Unlike most people—like my friends or my older sister—I didn't get my license when I was 16. Not at 17 either, or 18 or 19 for that matter. I'm 20 years old and I still am not legally able to...
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What we can learn from Bella Thorne's brave Instagram post

Trigger warning: This post discusses sexual abuse and physical assault. On Sunday, Bella Thorne posted something very important to her Instagram account. Surprisingly, it wasn't a photo (above) that struck us, it was its caption. In it, she wrote about her...

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