Inspire

Show me the money

Spending $300 on oversized t-shirts, baggy jeans, and fake diamond earrings were important to me. I wish I knew why so I could go back in time and slap myself.

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Safe and sound

Listen to this cover of Safe and Sound, sung by 14-year-old Shivani Patel at a recording studio for the first time.

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Chit chat for chai

You will travel these topics at your own risk. You may not like what you find. And you may not believe what is in fact, fact.

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Breaking the Wall

Even if you’ve succeeded in “friending” your child on Facebook, your due diligence may not keep pace with the rapid fire status updates populating her newsfeed.

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My Big Fat Feminist Pregnancy

As a girl playing with my dolls, I always pretended they were other people’s kids. As an adult I lumped getting pregnant with getting married, and slapped a “no thank you” on both.

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Divulging divorce

For a community that celebrates tying the knot with all the bells, whistles, and horses they can muster, it’s no wonder “divorce” is such an unmentionable.

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Why teens revel in risk

Teenagers are just as likely as adults to point out it’s probably a bad idea to attempt a midnight escape through a squeaky window right next to their parents’ bedroom. So what exactly is going on?

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