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When should girls start removing unwanted hair? A difficult question for parents of daughters who are still young, but eager to act like women.

When should girls start removing unwanted hair? A difficult question for parents of daughters who are still young, but eager to act like women.

According to the handbook, saying no without good reason (love and mutual attraction don’t count) is like asking karma to come slap you in the face.
Even children who can’t wait for the birth of their new sister or brother learn quickly that parental attention is limited.
Teachers receive the most Valentines, followed by kids, mothers, wives and sweethearts.
All civilisations believe after death the ‘individual’ keeps living, goes somewhere else, or will eventually ‘rise’.
Trauma does happen. But if you let others do the talking for you, what kind of message are you sending through your silence?

My grandmother explained that the English on my tongue, blue jeans, and refusal to oil my hair was an unhealthy distraction for the neighborhood gents.

Why should you let your daughter receive the HPV vaccine even if she isn’t sexually active? At the risk of sounding dramatic, it has the potential to save her life.

We’ve been taught to stay away from drunken uncles and asked if pedicurists have touched us inappropriately. I have been naked in a public place, despite being fully clothed.

I remind my parents they will sadly not be in my life forever, and when they leave, I will be left with the man I marry. Shouldn’t I be allowed time to choose that partner?
Do children have a limited window to learn multiple languages? Does knowing two languages cause confusion or improve cognition?
There are no words in the English language that rhyme with orange, purple, silver or month. More language tidbits from chit chat!