Melissa Petro
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Melissa Petro Articles
Teaching sex ed the right way doesn’t have to be weird or hard.
Read..."Certainly, my life as an alcoholic was not what most would imagine. I was a writer, living in the West Village of New York City, enrolled in a prestigious graduate program and working on a book. At least, this was my cover story."
Read...The other day on Facebook, one of my friends remarked that I was a “later-in-life” bride.
Read...If you watch TV and movies hoping to be emotionally moved or intellectually challenged, you know that means you’ll some
Read...The other day my friend on Facebook had made a remark about how there are people who have multiple income streams and travel abroad constantly and drive cars and eat at restaurants every week and then talk about class privilege like they don't have it and in my mind I was like, Oh. Yeah. She’s right. In the past six months or so, my life has dramatically changed.
Read...No exaggeration, when I close my eyes— even for a second— I see white dresses.
Read...A lot has been written about what not to say to a pregnant person. Being on the opposite side of that, I’ve learned pregnant people make mistakes, too.
Read...It's time to talk substantively and honestly about how sex work isn't any one thing.
Read...How do you break up with a best friend?
Read...Arran and I joke that no one wants to go to a wedding, not really— and maybe that’s true, but (perhaps naively) we had thought of the day as a gift to everyone involved, including ourselves.
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