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Lifestyle
Jessi Bang

Meet Buddy

Meet Buddy! Buddy is a 3-year-old Borador (Border Collie/Lab). He is a valiant, loyal steed. He’s my best friennn, my favorite adventure partner, my permanent

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Travel
Jessi Bang

Hotel Xcaret & Adventure parks, Riviera Maya, Mexico

Have you ever wanted to book a hotel that has the adventure included? Look no further than Hotel Xcaret.When I said the adventure was included, I wasn’t joking. Booking a stay here will give you unlimited access to all the adventure parks: Xcaret, Xel-Ha, Xplor, Xplor Fuego, Xavage, Xoximilco and Xenses, as well as tours to Xenotes and Xichen, in addition to food and beverages, transportation between parks, and an airport shuttle.

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Lifestyle
Jessi Bang

Skinny Shaming

The definition of a “real woman” has nothing to do with her size or physical appearance. Real women recognize other women’s worth along with their own, no matter what size they are. They eat cheeseburgers, they work out, they are naturally slim, they are voluptuous, they are plus-size, and they love themselves. They have integrity, they are strong, they are kind to others, but most of all, they absolutely never make snide comments about the body type of another woman in order to feel better about themselves.

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Lifestyle
Jessi Bang

The Reality of Being a Step Mom

Being a step parent is one of the most emotionally taxing, heart breaking, bang-your-head-into-a-wall-no-one-cares-about-my-feelings kind of experiences, but at the same time it is also the most fulfilling, rewarding, magnificently beautiful thing you’ll ever experience.

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Organized Religion
Lifestyle
Jessi Bang

Organized Religion

FUN FACT: GOING TO CHURCH MAKES YOU A CHRISTIAN JUST AS MUCH AS STANDING IN A GARAGE MAKES YOU A CAR.
You can go to church every single Sunday and still be an absolutely terrible excuse for a human. I don’t care what religion you were raised in, God would NEVER condone judging other people, talking badly about them to others, and alienating them because they didn’t share your same beliefs. That doesn’t just make you an ass hole, that makes you a terrible human being. If you’re offended by any of those statements, that means it applies to you.

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