When I got the invitation to my sister's wedding, I was ecstatic. I was 17, had never been to a wedding, and honestly, was just pretty pumped to have been invited. I ignored the fact that she had neglected to tell me, prior to the invitation, that she had divorced her first husband and ...Continue

I was raised in an almost cult-like Southern Reformed Baptist church. I was told that sex was wrong, lustful thinking was wrong, and basically anything that involved sex before marriage would send me straight to hell. It wasn't until last year that I had the first physical step of courage to

When I was eight years old, my sister saved my life. She was seven at the time. It was about 8 a.m. on an unseasonably warm January day, and we were waiting in the driveway for our mom to drive our older sister, Erin, and us to school. Since it was a nice day, Maggie and I decided to pass the few

I had my reservations about entering the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. My grandmother coerced me into entering the program. Right off the bat, we were interviewed, made to watch a safety video and given a questionnaire. Honestly, I had no idea what my interests were and checked just about

While we were growing up, my younger brother and I never, ever got along. I’m not sure if it was a complete personality clash, the incessant sibling need to piss each other off, or a combination of the two, but it was known by all for many years: Jessica and Matthew do not get along.The fact that