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Shaming in relationships is not new. It’s been around for generations. We’ve accepted it, talked about it, hated it, been indifferent to it, given advice about it, gotten counseling for it, pushed it aside, made excuses for it and more.

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Whenever they write history books, it’s a miraculous coincidence that the bad guys always wind up losing. And what’s ironic is that by definition, those who win wars are not those with the best morals or the loftiest ideology, but those who are the better killers.

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I am not a black heart emoji simply because I happen to relish my time away from home.

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“A college student once referred to my six month old as ‘fat’. I have no idea what kids are learning in school these days but all babies are fat. It’s an evolutionary adaption so they don’t die.”

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It’s obvious that no one’s life is perfect and that we all go through struggles and hardships at times. To say that a person is “fake” because they choose to post pictures of moments that seem trivial or “basic” or whatever is honestly stupid.

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Somebody waving a flag doesn’t offend me, and it shouldn’t offend you either.

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Let’s stop shaming people for using vocal buffers. Like, it’s not exactly fair.

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I am twenty-two, and find myself branded as That Woman in one of the most persisting microcosms of American society – a college campus.

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Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. There may be no proverb less true. I would argue that words are often the most effective way to invite suffering on another human.

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It’s fine to love where you and your family come from, but be cool about it.