Category Archives: Growing Up Girl

Turf Girls Aren’t Easy

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Boo

  Football: It’s Not Just For Boys I’ve known several women throughout my life that have actually spent time in a football uniform—and not from the stands. They were turf girls. These are women (well, they were girls back when) who … Continue reading →

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When You Screw Up, Fix It: 3 Steps to Being a Better Person

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Boo

An ironic cruelty of life is the discomfort of growth, the pain of evolution. You might think that growth is positive, and thus should feel good. Well, growth is positive, but that doesn’t mean it will feel that way. So … Continue reading →

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When Speaking Out Helps

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Jackiebot

You can’t visit any media outlet today without seeing a couple dozen people speaking out against one thing or another. I love seeing people stand up for what they believe in. I love, even more, when those cries don’t fall … Continue reading →

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When I Was A Little Girl…

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Boo

Hmm, this is new.  When I was a little girl, Being outside was more important than most things. The word ‘driven’ only had one meaning. Crow’s feet belonged on birds. Telephones plugged in to the walls. Baths, not showers. Blocks … Continue reading →

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My First Foray into the Interwebs: Thoughts on Erotica, Instant Gratification, and, of course, Poo

Posted on October 6, 2011 by nanermoon

Embarking on this, my inaugural post on girlnamedboo, nay, the interwebs themselves, I can’t help but think about some strange things about this whole online thing. Do you remember when looking something up usually involved decades old Encyclopedia Britannica or … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter: 20 Things I Would Tell My 16 Year Old Self

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Boo

Dearest Young Boo: There are things in your life that you will have to learn the hard way. That is the way of life, after all. But if the time/space continuum truly is just a perception of existence, not of … Continue reading →

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