Ekaterina Demidova/Moment/Getty Images Everyone’s periods are different. Some people have intense cramps, some have their breasts turn into cannonballs slung over their shoulders, and some could nap for 18 hours and still need more rest. Everyone has their own way of dealing with the aches and pains of their period, but for me, there’s one I can just never quite get over — that achy, heavy, soreness that makes you feel like you got punched in the vagina. Sure, I can take ibuprofen, drink plenty of water, and wear my softest sweatpants, but there’s still no way around that pain...
The Hot '90s Actors That Influenced Baby Names
Ron Davis; Vinnie Zuffante; Jim Smeal/Getty Images I can’t think of any major heartthrob actors in mainstream movies and TV these days. I can think of plenty of good-looking actors and characters I love, sure — but it’s not like it was in the ’90s, a decade full of entertainment in which the entire world felt fully invested. Everybody knew Denzel Washington, everybody watched Friends, and ~everybody~ had a crush on Tristan in Legends of the Fall. And that kind of ’90s star power meant pregnant people were also getting inspired to name their babies. Look, the ’90s were full...
Mom Sends Healthy Snacks Email To Her Kid's Soccer Team
@beckiyoord / Instagram A mom on Instagram faced some backlash after openly sharing an email she wrote to her son’s soccer team, encouraging parents to bring “real food snacks” with the “least toxicity possible.” She wrote in text overlay on a video, “Just warming up for the eye rolls and sitting alone on the sidelines after sending this email re: snacks to my son’s soccer team.” She stretches as if preparing to run a race or head into a boxing ring. She’s actually not quite off considering the kind of response she got from her video. Becky, a self-proclaimed “crunchy...
What Not To Say To Your Childfree Friends
NoSystem Images/Getty Most people would probably agree that a person’s medical history and decisions are no one’s business but their own. And yet, any kind of right to privacy or autonomy seems to fly out the window when it comes to women’s reproductive health. For some reason, everyone — from politicians to family members and even strangers — believes they’re entitled to express their own opinions about what goes on in someone else’s uterus and weigh in on a woman’s decisions regarding when, how, and whether to become a mother. As a society, we still view motherhood as a foregone...