Growing Up


My Experience As A Young Canadian Girl Growing Up in Saudi Arabia

My Experience As A Young Canadian Girl Growing Up in Saudi Arabia

"Where do you come from?" It's been more than ten years since I left and I still don't know how to answer. Do I say Canada, because that's what's on my birth certificate and passport? Or do I admit where...
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9 Reasons Nobody Cares What You Did in University

While most of us would hit our university campus all over again if given the choice, and we’re sure proud of that degree that hangs on our parents’ walls, very few other people care about anything you did in university. Here are 9 reasons why
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26 Life Lessons Everyone Learns the Hard Way

We all make mistakes in our 20s and early 30s – that’s what this time is for, right? The only hope is that we learn from them. So here are 26 life lessons we’ve all learned the hard way…or have yet to
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13 Things We Wish We Could Share with Our 13 Year Old Selves

Part of the difficulty of growing up is thinking back to how little we knew when we were young. Sure, we’ve come a long way and probably wouldn’t trade our past for anything, but if we were able to go back in time, these are the things we’d say to our younger selves
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22 Signs You Grew Up in North Toronto

Remember the park parties at Eglinton Park? Meeting your crush at Eglinton station after school? Testing out the waterslide at the North Toronto Community Centre? These were some of the simple joys of growing up in the bubble known as North Toronto
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8 Signs You’re Going to Be Just Fine

Sometimes even the best of us fake-it-until-we-make it young professionals can find ourselves in a bit of a rut (aka hating life). We may second-guess ourselves, lament about the past, worry about the future, and wonder if we’re really as put together as we think we are. Here are 8 signs you’re going to be just fine
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8 Good Reasons to Get Married After 30

Once upon a time, most of us envisioned ourselves married (or at least engaged) before the age of 30. A lot of our parents were, after all. But times have changed. And you’ve changed a lot since 22, too. Here are 8 good reasons to get married after the ago of 30
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8 Ways You Celebrate Differently in Your Early 30s Compared to Your Late 20s

From birthdays to engagement parties, we young professionals have a lot to celebrate. But out of nowhere and without warning something changes in the way we celebrate in the few years between our late 20s and early 30s. From the pre-drink to the after-party, here are 8 ways you celebrate differently now that you’ve settled into your fourth decade
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