religion
"'I’m so angry,' my second sister said, visibly shaking. 'I’m not kidding, I’m mad.' Our parents had been cruelest to her."
It's much, much grosser than you think.
"I’m proud that I stayed true to myself ... but I definitely don’t want to go through that in the future."
"I was terrified of disappointing God. Sex was on my mind — just like most other teens — but underneath, my thoughts thrummed a steady hum of shame."
"'I’m Matched,' I said, without emotion. Three days later, I stood next to a tall stranger while wearing a wedding dress several sizes too big."
"This small act of destruction made me look at the neighbourhood I’ve lived in for over a decade, where I’ve always felt safe and welcomed, in a new way."
Nouhaila Benzina wore a hijab on the pitch, a world first for such a senior female footballer.
"I longed to be thin and beautiful, much like the girls who were leaving my church to attend [Gwen Shamblin's Remnant Fellowship]."
"The campus day care sent me a memo giving them legal permission to hit my son, which they instructed me to sign and return."
"By age 39, I was a mother of 10. And I had learned what kind of father my husband was."