by Bethany Jett | Apr 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Chivalry is not dead.It’s just being strangled to death.By us girls.A guy holds open a door, only for us to say, “It’s okay, I got it.” and wait for him to enter first.{ wheeze }We block our side of the car, hand on door handle, waiting for him...
by Bethany Jett | Apr 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
It doesn’t matter where you start, it matters where you finish. Thanks, KC, for a brave testimony.
by Bethany Jett | Mar 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Warning labels are serious business.”Keep out of reach of children and teenagers.” — On a can of air freshener.”Do not use as ear plugs.” — On a package of silly putty. (If only my children could...
by Bethany Jett | Mar 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
My shortest relationship lasted 45 minutes.A friend of a sandy-haired boy who sat across from me in sixth grade homeroom approached me after the bell rang.“My friend likes you. Will you go out with him?”I’d never gone out with a boy before. But, I agreed. I went to my...
by Bethany Jett | Mar 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
FCWC: Writer of the Year I attended my first writer’s conference this weekend with big dreams and an open mind. I brought a book proposal that I was afraid to read after my last printing, scared of seeing mistakes I couldn’t fix.Unbeknownst to me, my...
by Bethany Jett | Jan 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
If your best friends think you shouldn’t be dating him, there’s a 90% chance they are right.Did you just roll your eyes? Probably because you have heard from your very bestest friends that they don’t approve of or like the things your boyfriend...
