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“Get Out of My Brain”

I am sure that this topic has been explored by a variety of Women’s Studies essays and daytime talk shows, but I wanted to touch upon this after sharing a couple blog entries with a friend. When are girls taught to hate themselves?* I refuse to believe that this is an innate state that we [...]

wishing on a star out of reach

Is it wrong to wish for something (seemingly) larger than yourself? For as long as I can remember, I always wished for a different life than the one that I found myself living at any particular moment. I’m not unique in this manner, I am sure. How many of us are dissatisfied with our lives, [...]

Pickin’ Myself Up

Okay, I wallowed.  Just for a brief moment and then I stopped.  It’s gotten easier for me to stop feeling sorry for myself and actually do something about whatever is bugging me.  In that way, I have changed the most. After facing the harsh reality of my current state of existence, I reassesed by life [...]

“Help, I have done it again…”

I have been having a hard time lately with the way I see myself.  Somehow, I am back to where I started in regards to my self-esteem.  I know that it shouldn’t matter how much I weigh or what I look like because I am a good person.  I was beginning to believe that.  But [...]