By Tara Sophia Mohr — 2016
Tara Sophia Moore discusses her experience of sharing the news of her pregnancy with a close friend and that friend's issues with her own pregnancy in the months that followed.
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Many autistic people have trouble making and keeping friends. This has led to the myth that they don’t want friends3. In reality, they long for friendships just like anyone else. But they face unique challenges in forming and maintaining them.
Painful memories of childhood along with gendered social norms can make adult friendships more complicated for neurodiverse women.
Legal protections against pregnancy discrimination are one thing. Actual feelings of security are another.
While there can be no doubt about the power of female friendships, lately I have been wondering whether we place too much pressure on them and whether our expectations of one another are realistic.
Whether you have a few besties or a whole goddess crew, your female friendships enhance your life in so many ways you might not even understand. No matter how strong you may be, everybody needs some sisters to lean on.
Writing in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Dr. Felicia H. Stewart and Dr. James Trussell have estimated that there are twenty-five thousand rape-related pregnancies each year in the United States.
Why do female friendships tend to be more intense? And what happens when they end?
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Unbreakable female bonds can solidify your happiness.
Depending on your social, religious and cultural background, you may have certain needs and expectations when you are having a baby. In Australia, each woman is given choices about where and how she has her baby, and there are many services to help support women from different cultures.
Not to mention all those emotional adjustments...