The Best Way to Put on A Condom

Is Sexting Sassy or Stupid?

When I was in my second year in SHS, my friend confided that she’d been text messaging a guy in our class and one night when he asked her for a picture. She sent him one, then he sent her one of himself, and so on. As she told me the story, she showed me pictures of his face, his fully clothed body, his bare chest, and, finally, his penis.

Using Foods Against Menstrual Pain

What Causes the Pain?

Most women experience some menstrual pain, For up to 15 percent, it is severe enough to interfere with work and other activities for one or more days every month. Sometimes the pain diminishes after childbirth, but for many women it continues.

In the 1960s, it became evident that chemicals called prostaglandins are a central part of the problem. These chemicals are made from the traces of fat stored in cell membranes, and they promote inflammation. They are also involved in muscle contractions, blood vessel constriction, blood clotting, and pain.
Shortly before a period begins, the endometrial cells that form the lining of the uterus make large amounts of prostaglandins. When these cells break down during menstruation, the prostaglandins are released. They constrict the blood vessels in the uterus and make its muscle layer contract, causing painful cramps. Some of the prostaglandins also enter the bloodstream, causing headache, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Researchers have measured the amount of prostaglandins produced by the endometrial cells and found that it is higher in women with menstrual pain than for women who have little or no pain. This helps explain why nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) work for menstrual pain. Ibuprofen (Motrin), naproxen (Aleve), and other NSAIDs reduce the production of prostaglandins. NSAIDs have been found to decrease menstrual flow, which may reduce menstrual pain.

About Birth Control

One of the toughest decisions that a lot of teens face is whether to have sex. If people decide to have sex, it means they must also take responsibility to protect themselves from unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

On Breasts

 I spent a great deal of my teenage years and early twenties thinking about breasts. Specifically, my breasts and their size. It didn’t help things that the majority of my peers seemed focus on breast size as well. My last name, Witte (pronounced like “witty”), was paired up with a really cool nickname in middle school, where some of the boys would call me “Titty Witte.” SO GREAT, right? Adolescent boys can be so sweet. This nickname wasn’t bestowed upon me because I had large breasts and these teenage boys thought that was awesome, no. It was the opposite. It was made to poke fun at the fact that I had small breasts, I was “flat-chested,” one of the most undesirable physical characteristics for teenage girls, right up there with acne. I spent so much time crying about it, humiliated, wishing that I looked different, wishing that I looked “better,” wishing that I fit in more according to the extremely skewed 8th grade boy idea of beauty. I can still remember walking home alone from middle school after a particularly humiliating day, pulling my backpack straps up over my shoulders tightly, actually covering my breasts with these straps almost accidentally in an effort to hide myself, angry with myself for caring so much, just wishing I could disappear.

Patti Smith’s Advice About What Really Matters In Life Will Give You Chills

If you’re feeling down on your dreams today, Patti Smith has something to say about that.

In 2012, the punk rock icon spoke to a group of young people about what life is really about. Her speech may be a few years old, but her message is a timeless one:

I’ve done records where it seemed like no one listened to them. You write poetry book that maybe, you know, 50 people read. And you just keep doing your work because you have to, because it’s your calling ... What matters is to know what you want and pursue it. And understand that it’s gonna be hard. Because life is really difficult. You’re gonna lose people you love, you’re gonna suffer heartbreak, sometimes you’ll be sick, sometimes you’ll have a really bad toothache.

But on the other end, you’ll have the most beautiful experiences. Sometimes just the sky. Sometimes, you know, a piece of work that you do that feels so wonderful, or you find somebody to love, or your children. There’s beautiful things in life. So when you’re suffering … it’s part of the package.

I say, stay strong, try to have fun but stay clean, stay healthy, because you have a lot of challenges ahead, and be happy.

Source: The Huffington Post

Never Too Late

I started doing drugs when I was 15. All my friends were into it and I honestly felt it was ok to do the stuff with them. I now know that I shouldn't have done and it has taken me over a year to get back to where I’m at today.

Because of the drugs I got myself in trouble most of the time. I even remember I once had sex with a prostitute. 

I’ve got drugs out of my body. I still don’t feel good about it and some days can be better than others... but I’m looking forwards, not backwards. I think that’s important. I know it was peer pressure that got me into that stuff. We all got screwed up. My advice to anyone is if you know that you shouldn’t do stuff then don’t do it – even if your friends think it’s cool. It’s not worth it… and your life gets messed up. I still have some of my friends but they’ve changed. They’re still trying to get their lives together. Don’t do drugs. You only get one body and only you can look after it.

Source: Anonymous