Rebekah Kuschmider

Rebekah Kuschmider

Bio

Rebekah Kuschmider is a DC area writer with a background in non-profit management and advocacy. Her work has been seen at Babble, Scary Mommy, Huffington Post, The Mid, Redbook online, and The Broad Side. She is the creator of the blog Stay at Home Pundit and is a contributor to the upcoming book Love Her, Love Her Not: The Hillary Paradox (an anthology, SheWrites Press, Nov. 2015). You can follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

Rebekah Kuschmider Articles

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Five Words: Girl Scout Cookie Baking Mixes.

What could taste better than a sleeve of Thin Mints pulled from the freezer for a mouthful of cool, minty goodness? How about a tray of Thin-Mints-flavored brownies pulled from the oven for a mouthful of gooey, warm, minty goodness?

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Introducing Chariot: The Uber Alternative Made By And For Women

Pelletz and his wife have developed a ride share service for women only, with only background-checked women doing the driving. Like Uber, you’ll use an app to call for a ride, then you’ll get images of the car and license plate. As an added layer of security, you’ll receive a safe word. If the driver can’t tell you the safe word, you know not to get in the car.

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The FDA released new label guidelines for Mifeprex, also known as mifepristone.

New FDA Medical Abortion Guidelines To Allow At-Home Procedure

It’s that last phrase — “at a location appropriate to the patient” — that is the biggest deal. What that means is the doctor and patient can, together, decide where the patient can take the second dose and complete the abortion process. For many (if not most) patients, the most appropriate location is at home.

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Ice Cream! It's what's for breakfast!

ATTENTION: Eat Ice Cream For Breakfast. Seriously.

Brace yourselves, folks. I may be about to present you with the best news of 2016: ice cream for breakfast can make you smarter!

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This Outrage At Old Navy's Twitter Is Just... *Eyeroll*

Yesterday, Old Navy sent out a tweet to alert us all to a sale. Woohoo! Cheap summer clothes! Everyone likes cheap clothes! Right?

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We massage hope into our cheeks and forehead and wait for miracles to materialize.

The Beauty Of The Moment

The body and face we have today is such a tenuous thing. The longer I live, the more strongly aware I am that there are no promises of health or wholeness. Beauty is fleeting, and does it matter anyway if your body suddenly ceases to work the way it "should"? Would I regret the days I spent peering at imperfections if suddenly my sight were gone?

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Remoji: The Cartoon Character Of Masturbation

Remoji: The Cartoon Character Of Masturbation

What do you get when you cross that Kitty Collector app with a sex toy? Remoji!

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What If There's No Becky?

Ok, Lemonade Nation (LemoNation?). I’m stuck on Becky With the Good Hair. I can’t stop reading theories about who it might be. Is it Rachel Roy? It’s not Rachael Ray. Maybe it’s Rita Ora? It can’t be Iggy Azalea, though this piece called her Darth Becky and it’s so good. Is it Rihanna? WHO IS BECKY?

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The Problem With Harvard's "Final Clubs"

Harvard. The very name brings up images of intellectual superiority. Harvard is associated with Presidents, Supreme Court Justices, and Matt Damon. The best of the best. The smartest of the smart. But also, apparently, the dumbest about rape.

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"There are a millions of ways to make a small difference in these stressful times."

Feeling Helpless? Try Helping Someone Else.

I step away from worrying about the federal government and think about my community for a moment. I ask myself who needs help, what do they need, and how can I deliver it. Then I do it.

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