Ashlee's Facts of Life

We all know that couple that gets physical way too fast. Some of us don't think much about it. But some of us get really worried for them. But why do we worry? Why does it matter if a couple gets physical quickly? Studies have shown that when a person touches another person chemicals in their bodies with make them think that they truly know each other. You could sit next to someone you don't know, touching arms, and after an hour or two you feel like you know the person better even if you didn't really have a conversation. Psychologists have stated that you don't even START to get to know someone until you've been seeing each other for about 3 months. Has anyone dated someone who seems to change drastically after being together for a little while? Why does this happen? People will always put their best foot forward in the beginning. Once you've been together for a while you are more comfortable. You are able to share more personal things, act like your true s

Being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (aka Mormon) I have heard a lot of complaints from people about how people of the Church have treated people who are gay. Just a couple weeks ago I met a woman that had left the church and was extremely bitter and angry because the members had judged, teased, and discriminated against her son because he is gay. Hearing this woman’s story saddened me. It also made me feel really disappointed to be associated with people who are so judgmental and mean to someone. We as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints are taught to be like the Savior. Meaning, to love everyone, to serve everyone and not to judge ANYONE for ANYTHING. That young, gay man should not have been treated that way.   Let me explain what the church’s stance is on being gay and lesbian. Being attracted to someone of the same sex is NOT WRONG. We believe that having homosexual desires is NOT WRONG. A gay man or lesbian wom

If any of you are like me you're all sick and tired of hearing the term millennial when people talk about you. The term "millennial" has turned into an insulting name. I once had a colleague that tried to tell me how to do something and I simply told him "I really like the way I do it." And keep in mind that it wasn't something that HAD to be done a certain way. He then got angry and said, "This is what is wrong with you millennials. You don't listen to anyone that's older than you." Well, kind sir, you are very wrong. First of all, there are multiple ways of doing one thing. Just because I do it differently than you do doesn't mean that I'm doing it wrong or less efficiently. Second of all, Google's definition of "millennial" is anyone born between 1980 and the early 2000s. So all of you 30 year olds that complain that we millennials are ruining society please let me educate you a little. YOU ARE MILLENNIALS TOO

What would you do if you, a parent of six college kids, earned 43 million dollars? I was first tempted with the thought of, “I’m going to pay off my kids cars, mortgages, and   student loans and everything they have to pay for!!!” I mean with 43 million dollars you have money to spare! But then I think about how struggles have helped me throughout my life. I’m not saying I wouldn’t give my kids anything. With 43 million dollars I would definitely help them out with a few things. But I wouldn’t do everything for them. Some people may think "wow that's selfish to not help your kids pay off everything! I mean that is more than enough money to pay off their bills!" But through my experiences, especially in the last 9 months of marriage, I've realized that struggles are what creates true happiness. My husband and I had 200$ the day we got married. That wasn’t even enough money to pay for gas to get back home after the wedding. It was a very stressful time. But we stuc

The way we perceive and react to things can make or break a situation. Let me use a personal story to explain. The other day I had been studying for hours, I washed and folded 4 loads of laundry, I cleaned the house and made dinner. I was exhausted! When my husband came home from work I had decided to take a break from my homework until the next morning. He had gone to class that day and done homework and spent 5 hours digging trenches in dirt that was actually 80% rocks. It goes without saying, but he had a rough day. I said "I'm exhausted I'm just going to be done for the night." My husband's response was "Man I've been working all day! I'm tired too." My first thought was "Why is it a competition who is more tired or who worked more?" I perceived his comment as a way of critiquing my work that day. And of course my husband didn't mean it that way. After I thought about it for a few minutes my perception changed. My husband has be

Divorce has been a sensitive subject for many people. I am not writing my opinions about divorce to offend or hurt people. That is not my goal. My goal is to help those who struggle with the subject to understand that there are a lot of people out there that go through the same thing and understand how they feel. When I was a kid, divorce seemed like a rare occurrence. At first I thought that I just wasn't aware of the world around me. I was merely a naive child. But when I looked up the statistics I found that in 2003 divorce rates were at 7.7%. Meaning that 7.7% of marriages were ending in divorce. Today, in 2018, between 40% and 50% of marriages are ending in divorce. It is no longer something that happens when abuse, adultery, abandonment, or alcoholism is involved. People now days are getting divorced because they simply don't get along with their spouse anymore, they aren't finding the relationship fun anymore, they aren't receiving the benefits that they though

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