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I remember the first time I needed to verbalize the pain caused by Interstitial Cystitis. I was going to a gymnastics meet in upstate NY and was about 7 years old. My family stopped at a rest stop, and I went to pee. I sat on the toilet, and nothing ... Read more

 

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]]>urinary tract infectionUrinaryTractInfectionUTIIlana Glazer2010-12-23T09:00:00+00:00Why I Moved From New York to L.A.http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/12/20/why-i-moved-from-new-york-to-la/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/12/20/why-i-moved-from-new-york-to-la/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/12/20/why-i-moved-from-new-york-to-la/#commentsFiled under: , ,


There are three kinds of people in this world: people who believe New York City is the indisputable center of the universe, people who adamantly don't, and people who could care less. I am a card-carrying member of the first group, the kind of ... Read more

 

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]]>LosAngelesmovingNewYorkJessie Rosen2010-12-20T15:00:00+00:00We Moved in Next Door to My Boyfriend's Momhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/12/07/we-moved-in-next-door-to-my-boyfriends-mom/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/12/07/we-moved-in-next-door-to-my-boyfriends-mom/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/12/07/we-moved-in-next-door-to-my-boyfriends-mom/#commentsFiled under: ,


I spent much of my adult life avoiding living with my parents. While some of my fellow Italian family members opted to stay with their folks until getting married, I left home and went to college out of state as soon as I could. Then I moved clear ... Read more

 

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]]>boyfriendcohabitationethnicityfoodIndianItalianMommoving in togetherMovingInTogetherGiulia Rozzi2010-12-07T09:00:00+00:00Why I Turned My Mom's Phone Messages Into an iPhone Apphttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/24/i-turned-my-moms-messages-into-an-iphone-app-now-i-miss-them/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/24/i-turned-my-moms-messages-into-an-iphone-app-now-i-miss-them/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/24/i-turned-my-moms-messages-into-an-iphone-app-now-i-miss-them/#commentsFiled under: , ,


In spite of having caller ID, an answering machine with a screening feature, and eventually my name on the National Do Not Call List, for years I was barraged with nuisance calls that I was totally powerless to stop. They weren't from some creepy ... Read more

 

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]]>amilaamy borkowskyAmyBorkowskyhiamilaiphone appIphoneAppGuest Blogger2010-11-24T15:00:00+00:00My Grandmother Encouraged Me to Get Plastic Surgeryhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/24/breast-reducation-teen-girls-plastic-surgery/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/24/breast-reducation-teen-girls-plastic-surgery/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/24/breast-reducation-teen-girls-plastic-surgery/#commentsFiled under: , ,


On "Good Morning America" recently, 18-year-old Caitlin Clemens shared why she had a breast augmentation to help ease her physical and emotional insecurities. Flashing beneath images of Clemens in a hospital gown was the question "How Young Is Too ... Read more

 

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]]>Alyson GerberAlysonGerberbody imageBodyImageboob jobBoobJobbreast reductionBreastReductionplastic surgeryPlasticSurgeryalyson gerber2010-11-24T09:00:00+00:00I Was a Victim of Cyber-Bullyinghttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/22/i-was-a-victim-of-cyber-bullying/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/22/i-was-a-victim-of-cyber-bullying/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/22/i-was-a-victim-of-cyber-bullying/#commentsFiled under: ,


Most of us can remember an unpleasant time or two from our adolescence in which we were insubstantial, innocent victims of the school bully. We had our lunch money stolen, gum spat in our hair, and "kick me" signs plastered upon our backs. Even ... Read more

 

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]]>Lindsay Hitchcock2010-11-22T15:00:00+00:00My Life With My Other Husband -- Also Known As Our Shrinkhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/19/am-i-too-close-to-my-therapist/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/19/am-i-too-close-to-my-therapist/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/19/am-i-too-close-to-my-therapist/#commentsFiled under: ,


On a recent episode of HBO's hit series "In Treatment," the therapist, played by Gabriel Byrne, complains to his new shrink, Adele, that his old shrink, Gina, used him for a character in her novel. As a shrinkaholic author with a tendency to ... Read more

 

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]]>husbandmarriageshrinkspeed-shrinkingsue shapiroSueShapirotherapistSusan Shapiro2010-11-19T09:00:00+00:00Have You Ever Had an 'Indoor Boyfriend'?http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/18/have-you-ever-had-an-indoor-boyfriend/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/18/have-you-ever-had-an-indoor-boyfriend/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/18/have-you-ever-had-an-indoor-boyfriend/#commentsFiled under: , ,


I had been dating Jared a few weeks when my friends started questioning whether or not I'd made him up. Jared was the awesome boyfriend they only heard about and never met. He cooked for me, we loved the same TV shows, he looked great in pajamas, ... Read more

 

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]]>boyfriendembarrassingindoor boyfriendIndoorBoyfriendEmily V. Gordon2010-11-18T15:00:00+00:00I Skype-Met the Parentshttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/18/meeting-his-parents-on-skype/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/18/meeting-his-parents-on-skype/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/18/meeting-his-parents-on-skype/#commentsFiled under: ,


I'm one of those people who pays every single bill via the automatic monthly withdrawal feature offered through online banking. Last week I renewed a prescription on the CVS online pharmacy interface. Every time I drive somewhere new, I Google Map ... Read more

 

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]]>datingmeet-the-parentsonlineSkypeJessie Rosen2010-11-18T09:00:00+00:00Why I Secretly Wish I Were Dutchhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/17/the-secret-to-work-life-balance/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/17/the-secret-to-work-life-balance/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/17/the-secret-to-work-life-balance/#commentsFiled under: , ,


According to a recent DoubleX article on Slate, Dutch women have cracked the work-life-balance code. They are happier, well-adjusted human beings who "work half days, meet their friends for coffee at 2 p.m., and pity their male colleagues who are ... Read more

 

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]]>flexible workFlexibleWorkfull-time jobFull-timeJobmotherhoodpart-time jobPart-timeJobwork-life balanceWork-lifeBalanceMaureen Dempsey2010-11-17T09:00:00+00:0025 Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Turned 25http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/09/25-things-i-wish-i-knew-before-i-turned-25/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/09/25-things-i-wish-i-knew-before-i-turned-25/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/09/25-things-i-wish-i-knew-before-i-turned-25/#commentsFiled under: ,


This past Sunday was my 25th birthday. While I don't think of 25 as old, I definitely think of it as getting older, as I am now closer to 30 than 20. At this sort of "in-between" moment, I got to thinking about what a difference five years can ... Read more

 

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]]>lindsay hitchcockLindsayHitchcockturning 25Turning25what i wish i knewWhatIWishIKnewLindsay Hitchcock2010-11-09T09:00:00+00:00Long-Distance Friendships -- Mission Impossible, or Just Really Tough?http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/05/long-distance-relationships/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/05/long-distance-relationships/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/05/long-distance-relationships/#commentsFiled under: , ,


I've lived in four different states in the last six years. Each time I've found myself in a new place, I've made three or four close friends, and then I've had the terrible task of saying goodbye to them. Saying goodbye to weekly lunches or ANTM ... Read more

 

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]]>friendsfriendshipEmily V. Gordon2010-11-05T15:00:00+00:00No Black Sperm -- My Long, Winding Journey to Becoming a Momhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/05/no-black-sperm-my-long-winding-journey-to-becoming-a-mom/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/05/no-black-sperm-my-long-winding-journey-to-becoming-a-mom/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/05/no-black-sperm-my-long-winding-journey-to-becoming-a-mom/#commentsFiled under: ,


"How do you feel about Jamaicans?" Monty asked in elegant, "Masterpiece Theater"-style English, his pale hands clutching an even whiter booklet. "The listing says he's in business administration, but that could mean he's opening envelopes or ... Read more

 

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]]>adoptionblack sperm donorBlackSpermDonorinternational adoptionInternationalAdoptionmotherhoodsperm donorSpermDonorJenine Holmes2010-11-05T09:00:00+00:00How I Finally Got Over Only Liking Guys Who Never Called Me Backhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/03/kristen-mcguiness-moving-in-together/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/03/kristen-mcguiness-moving-in-together/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/03/kristen-mcguiness-moving-in-together/#commentsFiled under: , ,


When I was a high school senior, I fell in love with a boy in college. It was just the kind of romance my over-emotional adolescent self craved. This was back before email, so our relationship took place over handwritten love letters and the ... Read more

 

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]]>51 dates 50 weeks51Dates50Weekscohabitationkristin mcguinessKristinMcguinessmoving in togetherMovingInTogetherKristen McGuiness2010-11-03T15:00:00+00:00Why I Love Being a Size 12http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/02/how-i-finally-learned-to-love-being-a-size-12/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/02/how-i-finally-learned-to-love-being-a-size-12/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/02/how-i-finally-learned-to-love-being-a-size-12/#commentsFiled under: ,


I was never confident about my body. In high school, I was the girl who changed for gym in the locker room bathrooms so no one could see my thighs, my back fat, my flabby legs. I was a size 12, and I felt fat. My body had just started ... Read more

 

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]]>acceptancebody imageBodyImagedietingself-esteemsize 12Size12Stacy Lipson2010-11-02T15:00:00+00:00'ObamaCare' Saved My Life -- a Maxim Cover Girl Shares Her Storyhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/02/obamacare-saved-my-life-maxim-cover-girl-speaks-out/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/02/obamacare-saved-my-life-maxim-cover-girl-speaks-out/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/02/obamacare-saved-my-life-maxim-cover-girl-speaks-out/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


As a 34-year-old divorced college student, with little outside income, and a pre-existing medical condition, I am one reason the health care reform was a necessity. When I began working as an actor as a teenager, one of the perks was comprehensive ... Read more

 

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]]>health insurancehealthcare reformHealthcareReformHealthInsurancejennifer skyjennifer sky bandJenniferSkyJenniferSkyBandobamacareopinionJennifer Sky2010-11-02T09:00:00+00:00How I Hid My Pregnancy -- And Why I Decided to Come Cleanhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/01/how-i-hid-my-pregnancy/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/01/how-i-hid-my-pregnancy/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/11/01/how-i-hid-my-pregnancy/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


This story was written by Lindsay Hitchcock, as told to her by Angela Mitchell*. I was sickeningly shocked when I heard about Michele Kalina, the Pennsylvania woman who killed four of her newborn babies after getting pregnant as a result of a ... Read more

 

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]]>hide pregnancyHidePregnancymichele kalinaMicheleKalinapregnancypregnantSpecial Guest Blogger2010-11-01T09:00:00+00:00The Marie Claire 'Fat People' Story Calls for Therapy, Not an Apologyhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/27/marie-claire-fat-people-blogger-story-mike-and-molly/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/27/marie-claire-fat-people-blogger-story-mike-and-molly/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/27/marie-claire-fat-people-blogger-story-mike-and-molly/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Unless you've been under a (very big) rock, you've probably heard about the brouhaha surrounding Marie Claire, the sitcom "Mike and Molly," and the online article in which a writer opined, "I think I'd be grossed out if I had to watch two characters ... Read more

 

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]]>fat peopleFatPeoplemarie clairemarie claire fat peopleMarieClaireMarieClaireFatPeoplemaura kellyMauraKellymike and mollyMikeAndMollyEmily V. Gordon2010-10-27T12:30:00+00:00I Was Bullied -- Why It Has to Stophttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/21/i-was-bullied-an-open-letter-to-parents/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/21/i-was-bullied-an-open-letter-to-parents/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/21/i-was-bullied-an-open-letter-to-parents/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Dear Parents, Bullying isn't a "normal" behavior, and it's not just the kid on the playground stealing your lunchbox. It's the raw, painful reminders that you don't fit in with the rest of your classmates -- that you're an outsider in a sea of ... Read more

 

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]]>bullyingbullying in schoolsBullyingInSchoolsphoebe princePhoebePrincetyler clementiTylerClementiStacy Lipson2010-10-21T09:00:00+00:00Why I Don't Hate My Mother-in-Lawhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/19/why-i-don-t-hate-my-mother-in-law-survey/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/19/why-i-don-t-hate-my-mother-in-law-survey/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/19/why-i-don-t-hate-my-mother-in-law-survey/#commentsFiled under: ,


Fifty-one percent of women would sooner dust than see their mother-in-law, reports a new iVillage survey. And 28 percent of women would prefer a root canal. And a truly intrepid 36 percent report they'd rather go to the gynecologist. While I ... Read more

 

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]]>five men who broke my heartFiveMenWhoBrokeMyHeartmothermother-in-lawmother-in-law surveyMother-in-lawSurveymothersSusan Shapiro2010-10-19T15:00:00+00:00