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How to Survive Engagement Season: A Guide to Healthy Marriage Expectations
You’ve seen the statuses (“I said YES!”) and the ring selfies (“He put a ring on it!”). You’ve also memorized the jewelry store slogans. Everyone, it’s here. It’s engagement season. And if engagement season makes you contemplate a swift death, you’ve come to the right place. Put the chocolate and wine away, because here are some healthy ways to sift through the engagement season frenzy.
Read MoreWhy I Love That Beyoncé ‘Sexed Up’ Feminism and Radical Self-Expression
Many of us did not become feminists on a college campus or in an activist environment. So there needs to be dialogue that represents and facilitates the experience of feminism in more personal contexts. I think that Beyoncé’s album has some pretty radical feminist sentiments, and the fact that another feminist disagrees with that does not make me wrong, nor does it make that other woman right.
Read MoreIt’s a Mommy’s World: Exposing Dadscrimination
According to the 2010 census, there are 154,000 stay-at-home dads in the U.S. 154,000? That’s not even a lot of people in Delaware. I’m in a minority group because of what I do for a living, and as a result, I face a particular kind of prejudice on a daily basis. That’s right. I’m talking about “Dadscrimination.” From the serious to the semantic, here are just a few of the ways dads get the shaft.
Read MoreSo You Want a Feminist Job
I believe strongly in the idea that women need to lift one another up; it’s a basic tenet of my feminism. And because one system that tends to give us a lot of trouble is the workplace and our attempts at career advancement, when young feminists write to find out my supposed secrets to success, I’m all for it. So you want a feminist job? Here are some things to keep in mind.
Read MoreTo Keep Ourselves from Drowning in Emotion
To others, it was strange that as a young kid, I would often sit for hours with only the thoughts in my head. Over time, I saw how easy it was to become consumed by my thoughts and feelings, letting them take over. A lot of the back and forth wasn’t so nice, and I could get mad at myself for almost anything. So what I want to address is how NOT to get stuck in uneasy emotions.
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