For some wealthy parents, the pressure to extend their social and financial status to their adult children can be overwhelming.

The recent college admission scandal revealed shocking things parents were willing to do to secure spots at top schools. But those same motivations drive some parents to bankroll their kids' lives into early adulthood, often to the detriment of the family.

"How many times have we seen in wealthy families where the breadwinner is so inundated with making a living and providing for a family, that love, intimacy and closeness are shown through financial means," says Dr. Alex Melkumian, a psychologist and financial therapist.

Support that keeps a young person living above their means can undermine their independence and create deep insecurities.

CNN

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30-Jul-2019

Michelle Obama's advice to 1st-gen college students: 'You are faster, quicker, smarter, sharper'

Former first lady Michelle Obama has a message for students who are the first in their family to attend college.

"It’s going to be okay as long as you don’t quit," Obama told students Wednesday at her annual #BeatingtheOdds Summit for first-generation college students. "There are lesser people than you who have gone further."

Obama described being at "probably every powerful table there is to be at."

"Let me tell you," she told the students, "they’re not smarter than you. I’ve met these people."

Good Morning America

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25-Jul-2019

To celebrate the big spirit of Pride, LEGO created the world's tiniest Pride parade

LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Yonkers, New York, is commemorating this year’s historic Pride celebration piece by piece.

LEGOLAND is marking the 50th anniversary Stonewall uprising with an installation of “The World’s Tiniest Pride Parade,” to commemorate the birth of the modern LGBT movement in 1969.

GMA

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28-Jun-2019

The stories of penis gods and the people who worship them

Sexual organs are very important to the human race. They bring life, they bring pleasure, they can be symbols of our oppression and liberation.

These pieces of our anatomy occupy so much of our thoughts and feelings that we begin to warp the world around us. Just look at London’s Gherkin or China’s Guangxi New Media Center.

The penis is inescapable.

This has been true throughout time, so it’s completely unsurprising that humans worshiped deities dedicated to the phallus. But these penis gods are not crude symbols from a bygone era; their plethora of stories look deep into our obsession about dick.

Gay Star News

Tags: Anatomy, Dedication, Environment, History, Spiritual, Worship

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14-Jun-2019

Straight Oklahoma Ally Creates Anti-Bigot Pride Truck, Ends Homophobia

A straight man in Oklahoma became a viral queer ally after decorating his truck in honor of Pride month. Cody Barlow used colored duct tape to create a rainbow flag on the back of his truck, writing on Facebook that he’d “found a way to show my support for pride month” with the flag and using mailbox letters to write a message: “Not all country boys are bigots. Happy Pride month.”

“This is important to me, not only because I have family and friends that are LGBTQ+, but also because countless people have dealt with hatred and judgement simply for who they are, and/or who they love, for far too long,” wrote Barlow. “Obviously doing this isn’t going to change the minds of those who are intolerant, but hopefully it can help drown out the hatred with love.”

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11-Jun-2019

The Unwritten Sex Rule My Husband and I Have: Once a Week Is Good

Sex once a week — this is the unwritten and unsaid rule my husband and I have stood by pretty much since the "I've gotta have you right now" phase fizzled. And let's be honest, that fire often dwindles after those first few years of newlywed bliss and comes dangerously close to being put out altogether when you have kids. But as long as you make an effort, a flame will always be there — sometimes small, sometimes big. For my husband and I, that effort happens once a week. And after talking with many of my friends about this unwritten sex rule, it turns out we're not alone.

Popsugar

Tags: Children, Choices, Dedication, Environment, Family, Intimacy, Lifestyle, Marriage, Portrait, Relationships, Sex

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07-Jun-2019

How to Pleasure Yourself: A Sensual Guide for Beducated Women

If there were a song that could express how the blissful essence of a women’s self-pleasuring should feel like, it would be the 2002 R&B song “Oops (Oh My)” by Tweet.

It’s a song that celebrates a woman completely captivated by her own beauty and by her turn-on. It sings about a woman relishing in the reflection of herself, the beautiful smoothness of her skin and savoring every bit of herself and her essence.

Self-pleasuring can and should be a profound act of self-worship.

It should be an act of deep self-love, self-nurturing and self-appreciation of the body, heart, mind and spirit. It should be a celebration of a woman’s sexual power and integrity. Not to mention something that is fun and brings so many benefits for a woman.

So let’s dive into the wondrous world of female self-pleasure!

Beducated

Tags: All Rights, Dedication, Environment, Instructional, Masturbation, Sex, Woman's Rights

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07-Jun-2019

What's Your Purpose? Finding A Sense Of Meaning In Life Is Linked To Health

Having a purpose in life may decrease your risk of dying early, according to a study published Friday.

Researchers analyzed data from nearly 7,000 American adults between the ages of 51 and 61 who filled out psychological questionnaires on the relationship between mortality and life purpose.

What they found shocked them, according to Celeste Leigh Pearce, one of the authors of the study published in JAMA Current Open.

People who didn't have a strong life purpose — which was defined as "a self-organizing life aim that stimulates goals" — were more likely to die than those who did, and specifically more likely to die of cardiovascular diseases.

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Tags: Aging, Dedication, Environment, Happiness, Health, Life Expectancy, Mental Health, Nature, Poll, Seniors

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25-May-2019

To Love You More (Bryan Reyes & Richie Rich Remix) - Celine Dion

I needed a diva shot. 03-May-2019

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09-May-2019

Limited Edition Gay Vodka Comes to Utah for Pride

One Utah-based distillery is making the most out of the combination of living in Mormon country and everyone gearing up for Pride season.

Ogden’s Own Distillery is launching a limited edition vodka — Five Husbands.

Pride

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07-May-2019

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