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I Had An Abortion. This is Why.
It was 2017 and the whole year had started wrong. Sometimes you make a decision in life that kick-starts a chain reaction of shit events. Maybe it was because I was 27, who knows. January to December I saw little domino pieces falling one by one, each of them unravelling some more bad news. I don’t know how to pinpoint which one it was that made my life so terrible-all I know is having an abortion was not one of them.
By Yessica Klein7 years ago in Viva
Why are boobs so great ?
Tits , knockers , bangers , jugs , boobies , breasts , fun bags , what ever you call them . Boobs are every where . You don’t have to look very hard to find advertisements that include an image of a hyper sexualised woman with an ample bust being used to promote some kind of product be it a car , energy drink or Aftershave .
By Emily Tarff7 years ago in Viva
Boob envy
Boobs , breasts , chesticles , bangers , knockers , fun bags , melons , titties , boobies . I’m sure I’m not the only woman who has insecurities around them . I’ve had big breasts and I’ve had small breasts ( naturally due to weight gain and loss not because of surgergical enhancement *not that there is an anything wrong with breast argumentation. )
By Emily Tarff7 years ago in Viva
Abortion is Not a Women's Right
When I told my boyfriend I was pregnant at the age of 19, his first response was that if I wanted to have the child, he would drop out of college and get a job to support us. As shocked and touched as I was (we'd only been "official" for a month), I said "Oh god, no—I'm getting an abortion."
By Rebecca Williams7 years ago in Viva
A Survivor's Timeline of Sexual Assault
There are defining moments in our lives that forever create a definitive split in our personal timelines. Once these moments occur, there will always be a "before" and an "after," a harsh contrast that will always be a reference point for future reflection.
By Sarah Welton7 years ago in Viva
To My Cousin
. I want to stay mad at you for the rest of my life but truthfully it is getting really tiring nowadays to be angry all the time. I getting frustrated in being sad for what you took away from me which felt like it was my whole world at the time, I was just a little girl who didn't know what was going on and was afraid to speak up about it.
By Karla Mendoza7 years ago in Viva
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
It is impossible to estimate the number of rapes in this country over the period of a year because so many rape cases are not reported. This is a sad statistic because nobody should be the victim of a violent crime and yet be afraid to come forward for fear of being considered the perpetrator rather than the victim. But, it's a sad fact and there has to be a change.
By Denise Willis7 years ago in Viva
MY HORRIBLE 4 YEAR COPPER COIL EXPERIENCE
I had the T-safe copper coil in between June 2015 and May 2019. For those four years, I experienced myself getting steadily sicker and sicker, and descending into what I thought was madness. At first I did not connect the dots, nor know what was causing it. I was experiencing symptoms that increased in intensity as time went by, with no framework of reference to realise the coil was to blame. Like most, I had chosen the copper coil due to the fact it was a highly acclaimed non-hormonal birth control method, and all of the reviews and cautions centred only around having heavier periods, and a bit more pain.
By Yasmeen Dahdah7 years ago in Viva
