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trying hard to be a good brown girl, a dateable brown girl, and a brown girl who represents other brown girls.
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Well Groomed Girls. (opens the original)
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when i was about 12 years old, a near-stranger on the internet told me ‘well i don’t want to speak to you anymore, silly little girl. ha ha. now i’ve taken your virginity and it’s mine’. he then blocked me.i still remember the sickly feeling in my stomach: guilt. panic. oh no. oh no no no. had i just given my virginity to someone, through sexting them on the internet? is that how it worked?i looked around from where i’d been slouched on the family computer, and my hand shook as i logged off AOL
Am i going to die alone? / ch1 (opens the original)
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is online dating how women get red-pilled? (opens the original)
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let’s begin with 2 facts:men are extremely difficult (and embarrassing) to date in 2026this causes frustration & bitterness for women. which causes rage.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="245.62637362637363"
30 things i've learned before i'm 30 (opens the original)
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some bitchy (and non bitchy) 2026 book reviews (opens the original)
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welcome to my mid-year book read/review dump!!!! it’s a bit chaotic, pretty messy, but we’ll get through it together. a bit about me, as a reader: i try read at least one book a week, which may not sound like a lot, but i find suits me and my lifestyle just fine. i don’t like or use audio books (which is weird because i LOVE podcasts). i visit the local library a lot, but don’t actually physically own a lot of books (due to moving a fair bit in my 20s, and moving books is a PAIN IN THE ASS).i do
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