I was bullied mercilessly especially in 8th and 9th grade. In 8th grade it was this one kid in particular. My parents had spoken to the school, teachers were aware, but of course there was the mentality that “kids will be kids.” One day I snapped (he was taunting me again) and said, “[Name], if I had a gun, I’d shoot…

I think it’s critical to talk about mental health and not sweep it under the rug. I am very concerned, however, as to how some news outlets frequently report individual cases of teen suicide to the point where (as you mentioned) teens see it as a viable option. Because they’re only showing a 60 second clip, all of the…

Thank you for the advice and for being so pleasant!! I will definitely look into this further :)

There’s a lot that can go awry when you’re a model— 10+ hour fittings (and who’s gonna want to eat or drink for fear of bloat?) and crazy ass (albeit dazzling) set designs that could easily hurt a girl if she moves the wrong way. God forbid a model ruins the garment or accessories in an effort to spare herself a…

She does come off as remarkably levelheaded for working such a ruthless industry. I’m glad she’s getting out while she can.

Sorry to bother you, but if you are a dentist I would like to ask a weird(ish?) question— I haven’t been to the dentist in years. Years. 5? I’m not proud of it but it stems from some mental health-related issues. I’m pretty sure I have gingivitis and at least a couple cavities. I want to be knocked outttttt during the…

I think the first teen magazine I ever bought was Jump and I believe the girl group Cleopatra was on the cover. Now I keep hearing “Cleopatra coming atcha” over and over in my head. You just mentioning Jump though validates at least a tiny chunklette of my adolescent memory so thank you!

Did you also have a suburban mom?

I think most of us were dressed like we were either going to a rugby match (Abercrombie), skate park (Alloy, Delias, Just Nikki), or the slopes (those goddamn downfilled puffy vests that looked like floatation devices!)—including those [[cough...me...cough]] who lacked any coordination or athleticism.

He is the first character I thought of when that post was written here about Netflix’s GirlBoss being cancelled and people were commenting on the difference between having a character that’s a jerk but compelling and one that’s just a flat out, unlikable jerk. Brian was generally unlikable— and yet—it was like I was al…

The 90s sucked though in terms of options for chubby/plus-size teens (of which I happened to be).

If you pay $100 (I’m throwing out a number because my ass usually uses Fiskars scissors to trim my hair >.< ) they gotta call it something hashtagable and $ worthy right?

For many artists, yes, but I think when you get to the point of being a mogul then you’re conditioned to being able to commodify pretty much anything. I don’t know much about Beyoncé and Jay, so I can’t say if this applies to them, but there are many celebrity artists in which this would be a “natural” career…

Sometimes I actually get it. This show though just looks like it would give the viewer a bad case of secondhand embarrassment instead of any shred of entertainment value.

Cambrie doesn’t want to be co-branded with people who aren’t at the same level.

You are the coolest person I know/don’t know. Unfortunately, I’m too weak willed to not scratch but I’ll at least try to keep your words of wisdom in mind!

I had a Cabbage Patch Doll from back in the day whose hair you could crimp. Those dolls intimidated me, as did crimping— and rightfully so!

Yowza, you weren’t kidding about the differences between the two!

I would give this comment multiple stars if I could. Dozens even!