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I've never met an obstacle I couldn't overcome. I have always believed in setting goals for myself and in spite of all things, I have always been able to meet them. I am a twenty-three year old college graduate living in Miami, FL. with my fiance and year

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Relationships & Family > New & Old Friends Is friendship for a lifetime?: 1 of 54
Like any relationship, the best of friendships are selfless. You give unto the other, with the hope that they will return a similar affection and loyalty. Unfortunately, that is not always the case with friendships. Nevertheless, this camaraderie pulls us through some of the worst periods of our lives. The feeling that ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Why we make mistakes: 8 of 236
Why do we make mistakes? I don't think that anyone makes mistakes purposely. Mistakes can result in terrible repercussions, or they can be serendipitous. Either way, mistakes are always accompanied by opportunities to learn.I have heard people speak of things they would go back and change if they could.Unfortunately, we all e... More..
Relationships & Family > Cheating & Trust Issues Is there such a thing as emotional cheating?: 2 of 47
Skeptics tend to feel that emotional affairs do not truly exist, because there is no proof. How do you prove that your partner has fallen in love with someone else? While there may exist several hints suggesting an emotional affair, there is no physical proof as there is with finding your scantily clad partner in the arms... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Baby Developmental Stages How to avoid spoiling an infant: 1 of 22
From the moment we bring our child home from the hospital, we are fearful of whether or not we will be adequate parents. One of the more frustrating things about this period is that everyone (i.e. family, friends, and strangers) will offer you advice.While they may all have the best of intentions, it may conflict with your pe... More..
Relationships & Family > Love & Lust Being in love: 2 of 26
Love is a tricky word to define.This is predominately because there are so many different kinds of love. But in respect to true love...We spend so much of our life watching life represented, mostly imprecisely, through film and fairy-tales. We grow up believing that to fall in love is either to find someone who will save us o... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Lifestyles The stereotypical teen: 2 of 22
The stereotypical teen is dramatic, ignorant, and weak amongst other things. Or so, this is the way they are perceived by adults.Though we have all been there, and we have all experienced this sort of label, it is easy to grow up and forget your more awkward years. When we glimpse back at our youth, we think more about the wa... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Child Discipline Strategies Does spanking work for disciplining kids?: 3 of 32
We all dream of raising well-behaved children, however, the first lesson children learn as infants is that when they cry, their parents will attend to them. From then on, they will test boundaries in an attempt to become familiar with what is acceptable and what makes mommy and daddy mad. Though this phase may become an i... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Teen Challenges 2007 study cites that teenagers are less sexually active: 2 of 21
I think there is a lot of mistrust from teenagers when they are posed with a question regarding whether they are sexually active. My teenage years were not so long ago and while I realize now that I was quite nave much of the time, I felt then that I was very much an adult. Choices about whether to become sexually active were... More..
Entertainment > Movie Characters & Performances Johnny Depp or Gene Wilder's version of Willy Wonka: 6 of 59
To be honest, I appreciate Johnny Depp's work as much as the next guy, but Charlie and the Chocolate Factory paled in comparison to the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Wilder's version of Willy Wonka was completely brilliant. His sharp tongue and ill desire to have his secrets revealed were enough to under... More..
Arts & Humanities > British Literature Should JK Rowling allow the characters in the Harry Potter series to become more romantically involved?: 2 of 19
In the tradition of superheroes, romantic relationships are almost always abounding. Still, these relationships often have to take the backseat to the superheroes destiny, which often calls for placing their own desires on hold to benefit the greater good. When first we meet Harry Potter, he is just entering his teenage y... More..