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Continue reading →: Let’s Teach Our Kids That Grades Aren’t ImportantThis may be a hot take — but children should understand that there’s more to life than perfect grades. It’s the same way that adults should feel like work is not everything — you deserve to have a life outside of work. I am not a parent myself, so maybe…
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Continue reading →: Album review: “Plæygirl” by MØThe Danish singer, MØ, (whose full name is Karen Ørsted) has released the album “Plæygirl.” It’s the first full-length album that she’s created since 2022’s “Motordrome.” And before that, 2018’s “Forever Neverland.” This EDM-indie-pop record is fun and uplifting — with just the right amount of darkness. Opener track “Meat…
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Continue reading →: Understanding Why Emotional Abusers Walk Away First — A Trauma Bond ExplainedOften in situations of trauma bonding, the abuser is the one who leaves first, making the victim feel abandoned and rejected. Why is this? The following is a sensitive topic and readers should proceed with caution. This article discusses emotional abuse and trauma bonding. In this article I am focused…
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Continue reading →: Some personal updates, the good and the badI’ll start with the good stuff. 😊 Last weekend, I had my cartilage pierced (a helix piercing). Julie and I got sister piercings while we were visiting cousin Scilla in Philly. Photo was taken the day of, so there’s some redness there which has now settled. It was a fun…
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Continue reading →: Ask a Cat Mom: “Why do cats live such short lives?”Another way to phrase this question would be, “how do I cope with the mortality of my cat?” As a cat mom, I’m highly aware that my cats are only here for a short time, and that their lives may be cut even shorter than expected. To be honest, it…
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Continue reading →: The Seven ChakrasThere are seven main chakras in your body. Chakras are known as “energy points” in your body, in the form of a spinning wheel. It comes from the belief that the entire body is made up of energy, and specific areas have “hot spots” where the energy is at its…
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Continue reading →: Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore | “The Butter Baby”The “Pennsylvania Dutch” refers to the group of people who migrated from modern-day Germany to the United States and Canada (primarily Pennsylvania) during the 1600s and 1700s. They had a rich tradition of folklore, often passing down stories orally from generation to generation. The following tale comes from the book “Folk…
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Continue reading →: Song Analysis | “Teddy Bear” by Melanie Martinez“Teddy Bear” by Melanie Martinez is from her first album, “Crybaby” from 2015. At first, it sounds like an upbeat song, but it tells a dark story. She sings from the perspective of a girl who’s in love with a man who she compares to a teddy bear. But quickly,…








