Features by Shelby P.
September 12th, 2012 | If I Knew Then…
We’ve all been there…your best friend has a new boyfriend/girlfriend that you aren’t absolutely crazy about. Put frankly, you just really don’t like him/her whatsoever. As a good friend, you try to remain supportive of their relationship. You play that whole, “if my friend is happy, I’m happy” game with yourself. Sooner or later, however, the two of you are talking and the reality of the situation slips out:
“I’m sorry, but, I…
February 2nd, 2012 | In the Media
This Saturday, before I watched The Pregnancy Project on Lifetime, I was on edge about the content. Sex and getting pregnant isn't exactly a common household topic for me. There was just this elephant-in-the-room awkwardness because I knew mom would be thinking, "What if this was my daughter…" the entire time.
I was largely surprised, however, when the movie was beating down stereotypes and overcoming the vortex of labeling people while still showing a…
January 2nd, 2012 | Stay Out Loud
“We are your biggest fans, Shelby.” “We’ll always love you.” “You’ll always be our little girl.” “Shel, if you’re happy, we’re happy.”
I have a great relationship with my parents. It has been a relationship of trial and error, of ups and downs, but of course, lots of learning on both of our parts. My favorite thing about my relationship with my parents is how vocal we are with each other. If there is something going on…
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