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The Story Of A Ghost (Fictional Short Story)

13Dec

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The Story Of A Ghost (Fictional Short Story)

In the late evening hours, I was seated at the firm surface of my bed. I can't go back to sleep; in louver, I waited until the ultimate sunlit peeped through the slats. That moment I was in so much anguish that made me starry-eyed. In a flick, my thoughts desired to see the distance place where moments of loved ones dwell. Even if it was an intermission, I welcomed it all in alliance with my deep longing for the happy occurrence. My heart was in the clamor to see them all; my eyes sparkled with pleasures for all the fine senses of deep affection. While time held its breath, gave way to reunite me with the past. It flew me back to the time where I was seated with other small children maybe aged 6 or 7 and where a lady teacher believed she was holding a stone whisperer will always know of w...

More Young Adults Are Living With Their Parents – Is That Necessarily A Bad Thing?

12Dec

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More Young Adults Are Living With Their Parents – Is That Necessarily A Bad Thing?

When the Pew Research Center recently reported that the proportion of 18-to-29-year-old Americans who live with their parents has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, perhaps you saw some of the breathless headlines hyping how it’s higher than at any time since the Great Depression. From my perspective, the real story here is less alarming than you might think. And it’s actually quite a bit more interesting than the sound bite summary. For 30 years I’ve been studying 18-to-29-year-olds, an age group I call “emerging adults” to describe their in-between status as no longer adolescents, but not fully adult. Even 30 years ago, adulthood – typically marked by a stable job, a long-term partnership and financial independence – was coming later than it had in the past. Yes, a lot of emergi...

Why You Shouldn’t Expect Fireworks When You Approach Women You Like

13Dec

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Why You Shouldn’t Expect Fireworks When You Approach Women You Like

Never Get Emotionally Attached To Situations Of Uncertainty One of the biggest mistakes men make is thinking that a woman they just met, who they're talking to, is a sure thing. He doesn't know this woman's motives or if she's even worth his time. Men have put themselves into bad situations because they thought a woman was a sure thing, but she had ulterior motives. It may seem like things are going really well, but the woman could be just looking for attention. She may be flirting with you at the club, but she is just trying to get her boyfriend jealous who's a few yards away looking at the whole interaction take place. When she gets what she wants, she will leave you there looking confused when she doesn't go home with you. Being Stuck On One Woman (You're Not Even In A Relationship With...

Almost half of US teens who date experience stalking and harassment

13Dec

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Almost half of US teens who date experience stalking and harassment

Falling in love for the first time can be a thrill, and teen dating is important to adolescent development. But according to the results of a study that my research team recently conducted, these early forays into romance often veer into unhealthy territory. CC BY-ND As many as 48% of 12- to 18-year-olds who describe themselves as having had a dating partner in the past year have also experienced dating-related stalking and harassment. Not only can dating-related stalking and harassment cause anxiety and depression in teens, but it can also be a harbinger for more serious forms of abuse should the relationship continue. Our study collected self-reported survey data from 320 adolescents from across the U.S. through the Survey on Teen Relationships and Intimate Violence. Youths with datin...

Five Fun, Yet Frugal, Ways to Entertain Friends at Home

13Dec

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Five Fun, Yet Frugal, Ways to Entertain Friends at Home

To keep stress at bay, you would need to relax, unwind, and hang out with friends. But with restaurant meals, drinks, and movie tickets getting pricier and pricier each year, almost everyone can't help but be mindful of their budget. And with the reality of paying off student loans or credit card debts, forget about taking trips and vacations to exotic locations for now. But have you ever considered that probably the most overlooked place to hang out and have fun might be your home? You may be renting a humble apartment with a roommate, or your first home after college may boast of only a few modest furnishings. Still, you shouldn't let that stop you from providing a cozy atmosphere where your friends can unwind and enjoy. If you're at a loss for fun things to do, here are five frugal ac...

3 ways to promote social skills in homebound kids

11Dec

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3 ways to promote social skills in homebound kids

With the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic getting worse in most of the country, a growing number of school districts from San Francisco to Atlanta have determined that a return to daily in-person instruction isn’t yet safe or viable. They aim to to stick with remote learning as the school year gets underway. Based on my research about the psychological effects of digital technology, I’ve seen that when children and teens spend a great deal of time isolated at home and gazing at screens their social skills and self-esteem can suffer and they may become lonelier. Fortunately, there are ways to lower those risks while young people spend way more time than usual at home. 1. Practice paying attention to other people One important social skill is the ability to pay attention to another person ...

I Met My Husband Online — Here’s What Everyone Gets Wrong About Online Dating

13Dec

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I Met My Husband Online — Here’s What Everyone Gets Wrong About Online Dating

My husband and I met on the popular dating app. Many people have misconceptions about online dating, from it being only for the socially inept to there being an extreme stigma around it. Despite the challenges it can present, online dating can be a really rewarding experience that can end in long-term commitment. Six months ago, I woke up hungover in a queen-sized room at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco in Salt Lake City. My eyes were swollen. My stomach felt sour. But, overall, I felt OK. I got more than eight hours of sleep, which isn't something most people can say the night before they get married. I sat on the bed watching "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" with an eye mask on, in hopes my dark circles would cease to exist. It was the Christmas card episode. Realizing...

13Dec

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Psychology of Sex: Approaching a Woman

Invisible bond of attraction Many of us are envious of a colleague or another man known to you escorting a lovely girl on his arm. This element of envy is usually with men known to you. One is not really bothered to see an unknown man escorting a beautiful girl other than an appreciative glance. The truth is that we do envy a man having a lovely girl as a date and the thought does cross the mind as to how he has done it. This in simple terms is referred to as the Psychology of sex. What does this man have that you don't? I have a theory:a man who hooks a lovely girl as a date is able to read that girl better and makes his approach after reading her personality and as such is winner Gaze It is not farfetched and psychologists have confirmed that just by looking at a girl a man can get a c...

Vibrators had a long history as medical quackery before feminists rebranded them as sex toys

13Dec

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Vibrators had a long history as medical quackery before feminists rebranded them as sex toys

In the contemporary moment of sex-positive feminism, praises for the orgasmic capacity of the vibrator abound. “They’re all-encompassing, a blanket of electricity, that’ll course through your veins, producing orgasms you didn’t know you were physically capable of having,” wrote Erica Moen in her web comic “Oh Joy Sex Toy.” Vibrators today go hand in hand with masturbation and female sexuality. Yet for American housewives in the 1930s, the vibrator looked like any other household appliance: a nonsexual new electric technology that could run on the same universal motor as their kitchen mixers and vacuum cleaners. Before small motors became cheap to produce, manufacturers sold a single motor base with separate attachments for a range of household activities, from sanding wood to drying hair,...

Graduation Day More Than Just A Regular Day

9Dec

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Graduation Day More Than Just A Regular Day

To some, graduation day is just a regular day, walking across a stage dressed in crazy attire only to be handed “a piece of paper” in front of a bunch of people. In my view, those rites of passages are so much more than that, especially for Black and Brown kids. We learned early and often that opportunities to be celebrated or positively acknowledged publicly are often fleeting at best for us in American society—especially when sports or entertainment are not involved. Unfortunately, because of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, May and June will be filled with prom and commencement cancellations instead of ceremonies, including my son’s kindergarten graduation. My heart aches for all class of 2020 graduates—from pre-K to graduate school and beyond, very few could honestly say t...