teenagers

It’s a Funny Story: Why I Read My Teenage Diary to Strangers

A few years ago, my best friend was unceremoniously dumped by her long-term boyfriend. She arrived home distraught, only to find that her beloved guinea pig, given to her as a present by the aforementioned boyfriend had dropped dead. We recalled this story over a bottle of wine recently, tears …

Skirting the Issue: Are School Skirts Too Short?

Over the last year or so, often on social media, there has been an increase of items regarding women, and if their attire is ‘appropriate’ for work/school. Stories of girls being sent home from school because they were showing too much flesh; women ‘having’ to wear high heels for work. …