It won’t come as a surprise to hear that peacebuilding, sometimes referred to as conflict prevention or conflict resolution, is no easy task. However, correctly addressing the root causes of a conflict and proposing peace-making changes based on these causes is an essential part of peace research. Ultimately, it’s this kind of research that can […]
Bridges are built, burned down, and built up again only to see more destruction before you are finally done with your ex. You know why you shouldn’t delete his phone number, but what about Facebook? We’re all guilty of FB stalking (don’t deny it). We could win prizes for our undercover investigations via wall-to-wall post […]
Many people would say that it’s a great step to go from being self-employed to become the head of your own limited company. Though being a sole trader is still popular in the UK, fully-fledged limited companies are showing some undeniable benefits. Want To Be A Sole Trader? If you want to set yourself up […]
“Beautiful sisters,” the barista complimented, handing us our matching black coffees. “She’s my mother,” I corrected, smiling at her deep blue eyes, vanilla-colored hair and tiny frame. I loved when people thought I looked like her. “Good genes,” he said. He couldn’t see the long ragged scar hidden beneath her sundress, the splinters along my […]
Right before I signed the paper, I looked into my husband’s fearful eyes and felt a wave of disbelief at the realization that I was about to consent to the very thing that I had desperately wanted to avoid. During the previous six months of my pregnancy, I huffed through prenatal yoga sessions, dragged my […]
Listen up, OctoMom: Baby addiction is apparently a real thing. While there is currently no official diagnosis, health professionals are reporting an increase in patients, mostly women, who desperately want to keep having newborns, even when they already have several children. Take U.K. woman Karen Johnston. Eight children was not enough to satisfy her craving […]
Biological clock, what? John Travolta and Kelly Preston had defied all reproductive odds. They had announced that, at 47 years old, Kelly was three months pregnant. Wow. Just wow. And how? I guess that’s not really the important part. After losing their 16-year-old son Jett in 2009, this was like a miracle for them. After […]
When I was 19, I fell in love. He was small but mighty, a cheap date in those days, easy to swallow at any kegger and, most importantly, eased my mind. His name was Ortho. We just broke up. My relationship with the birth control pill lasted eight years. I never got pregnant, and despite […]
Guys, close your eyes and imagine this. You’re just trying to go about your life and do your thing, but there’s this chick who keeps tapping you on the shoulder to tell you really dumb, childish things. She’ll say stuff like, “Hey, your shorts are stupid, and you look like shit in them.” When you tell […]
