Laura Herndon
Laura Herndon is a mother, advocate, and writer. She is the creator of Rants of a Virgo (www.rantsofavirgo.com), an essay site. She writes about love, relationships, social issues, and current events.
Why My Girlfriend And I Decided To Read Each Other’s Diary
It’s a glittery, blue composition notebook, devoid of the cheap gold lock of my childhood diary.
And my girlfriend has read every word — but...
The Powerful Reason Women Are Posting Black & White #ChallengeAccepted Photos
With the hashtags #challengeaccepted and #womensupportingwomen, Instagram's flooded with black and white portraits and selfies of women over the last several days. Some are...
The Facts Tell Me I Can No Longer “Agree To Disagree” About Current Events
It has always been considered unfeminine to be loud, disagree, and argue. As a little girl, I was taught to be sweet and agreeable. In...
Read This If You Feel Oppressed By “PC Culture”
Some people are saying they feel oppressed because they have to wear mask or because they have to accept others. Read this if that describes you.
It’s International Non-Binary People’s Day And Here’s How To Celebrate
Happy International Non-Binary People’s Day!
In case you missed it, July 14 is International Non-Binary People’s Day. Today, we celebrate the amazing diversity of non-binary...
Love Your Self(ie): 9 Types Of Selfies To Take This National Selfie Day
First, there were stiffly-posed oil paintings of stodgy historical figures who wore more wigs than Real Housewife Kim Zolciak (Kim, if you’re reading this,...
On Father’s Day, I Celebrate The Memories Of The Father I Lost
Every year, there are three dates I have ingrained into my mind: My father’s birthday, Father’s Day, and the day that my dad passed...
5 Years Later: It’s Truly Sad How Little We’ve Come Since The Charleston Church Massacre
I woke up yesterday morning and checked my social media. Yesterday marked the fifth anniversary of the massacre at Mother Emanuel AME church where,...
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day: Too Many People Suffer From This Painful Health Condition
Since 1997, millions of individuals and their families set aside a day, May 12th, to observe National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. Fibromyalgia affects more than...
COVID-19 Can Live On Your Phone, And Here’s How You Should Clean It
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, we learn new information hourly. Among those facts and figures is how long novel coronavirus lives on surfaces. The...
