I deserved kisses. I deserved to be treated like a piece of meat but also respected for my intellect.

It'll be taught in homes that it's not okay to make fun of a kid because he's gay or it's not okay to make fun of a girl cause she's fat. But that we have been living for so long in a culture where so many people's parents supported those beliefs that there wasn't any infrastructure for children understanding right and wrong in those situations, if that makes sense.

I think of my body as a tool to do the stuff I need to do, but not the be all end all of my existence.

I do think girls in their twenties accept certain kinds of lesser treatment than they would at other times in their lives.

My mom said the term heavy petting existed a lot when she was in high school.

Hell hath no fury like a woman who has accidentally napped.

There's a certain grace to having your heart broken.