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Lifestyle
Jessi Bang

Anxiety

Anxiety is a horrible, demonic monster. If you’re lucky enough to have never experienced anxiety, let me tell you how blessed you are. It is estimated that approximately 40 percent of adults suffer from an anxiety disorder of some kind. That means that almost HALF of the people you know now are suffering from anxiety even if they don’t talk about it. So, folks, it’s time to talk about it. Because the reality is that you’re NOT crazy. And you’re NOT alone in your suffering.

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Lifestyle
Jessi Bang

Meet Roz

Roswell, also known as Roz, knows no personal space and will literally put her tongue in your mouth if you don’t prepare yourself. She’s tiny,

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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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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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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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