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Opinion
By jacked_up_sharpie GOLD
Fort Worth, Texas

I just read the new report about puberty girls. You know the one that says that little girls are beginning to hit puberty at age 7. Doctors claim that they do not understand why li...
jacked_up_sharpie GOLD, Fort Worth, Texas
13 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Talk when you are angry, and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret."


LondonEye DIAMOND, Randolph, New Jersey
89 articles 125 photos 71 comments
IRBFGW DIAMOND, Cincinnati, Ohio
53 articles 1 photo 223 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Hey, assbutt!" Supernatural, Castiel.

Opinion
By MinaFaith GOLD
Gardiner, Maine
MinaFaith GOLD, Gardiner, Maine
11 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Nothing in the world is single, all things by law divine, in one spirit meet and mingle, why not I with thine? - Percy Bysshe Shelly

LightMeUpTheStars BRONZE, Middletwown, Pennsylvania
2 articles 5 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;No one is free, even the birds are chained to the sky.&quot;<br /> &quot;Insecurities are about as useful as trying to put the pin back in the grenade.&quot;

Opinion
By PenguinFeet GOLD
Bellevue, Washington
PenguinFeet GOLD, Bellevue, Washington
19 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Yeah, well, who but the mad would choose to keep on living? In the end, aren&#039;t we all just a little crazy?&quot; - Dulcie, in Libba Bray&#039;s Going Bovine

Opinion
By shakesbeer GOLD
Middletown, Connecticut
shakesbeer GOLD, Middletown, Connecticut
14 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
i rather die on my feet than live on my knees

princess6 GOLD, Berwyn, Illinois
10 articles 0 photos 42 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You choose your own destiny&quot; :)

BrigitteMartinez SILVER, Simi Valley, California
7 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
What&#039;s a life if you never take chances and are always bitter....

Opinion
By Babylufin GOLD
Liberal, Missouri
Babylufin GOLD, Liberal, Missouri
13 articles 2 photos 229 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;&#039;For I know the plans I have for you&#039;, declares the Lord, &#039;plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.&#039;&quot; Jeremiah 29:11. Thank you Lord, for this future you&#039;ve given me.