Anna Latimer - xoJane

Is Anyone Else Still Traumatized by Books and Movies from Childhood?

Anna Latimer — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:30:00 -0400

I'm four and a half months pregnant, and I've begun to revisit everything I experienced as a child with the perspective of a clueless parent-to-be.

In Defense of Being a Pretentious Little S#$%

Anna Latimer — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:30:00 -0400

As someone who edits high schoolers’ writing in my spare time, I’ve read a lot of terrible teenage prose through the years. Pretension is the best-case scenario, indicative if nothing else of a lively imagination.

Why Getting Pregnant Was Kind of Like the Time a PCP-Addled Maniac Tried to Break Into My House

Anna Latimer — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:00:00 -0400

It it can be a wonderful emotional experience when your worst fears come true.

Oral Sex And Life's Other Disappointments

Anna Latimer — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:30:00 -0500

I arrived at college convinced of two things: Ayn Rand’s genius and the transformative powers of cunnilingus. Neither was a belief I had tested in practice, but enough smart and enthusiastic people endorsed them that I took them both on faith.

On “Feminist” Men Who Treat Women Like Crap

Anna Latimer — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0500

We need to talk about the men who claim to be feminists in public, but treat women like crap in private.

I Used to Give Out Sex Like Gold Star Stickers (And I'm Glad I Did)

Anna Latimer — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:00:00 -0500

In the universe of the so-called hookup culture, sex is an either/or game, with no room for nuance in the middle. It's lovemaking OR it's hooking up. You're boyfriend and girlfriend, or you're just using each other's bodies.

Real Talk: I Love My Marriage, But Hated My Engagement

Anna Latimer — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:00:00 -0500

I realized that my anxiety was not the result of a bad relationship. Mostly, it was there because I have been neurotic and change-averse my entire life, and -- surprise! -- nothing about my brain chemistry changed after my boyfriend proposed to me.

Mr. Rochester and Inspector Gadget: What Bizarre Adolescent Sex Preferences Are Imprinted On Your DNA?

Anna Latimer — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:00:00 -0500

I am a Rochosexual. I have been ever since the eighth grade, when I read "Jane Eyre" in Mrs. Buchanan's English class.

Critical Theory Cannot Solve Your Problems and Other Things I Wish I'd Learned in College

Anna Latimer — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:30:00 -0500

I'm writing them out now in hopes that it'll save a couple of you from the trial and hideous adult error that we've all gone through.

I'm Addicted to Applying for College

Anna Latimer — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:00:00 -0400

I feel beckoned to prove that even though schools are more selective than ever and tuition is higher than ever I can still get admitted. I'm 27.

The Fuckits: A Friend Group You Can't Do Without

Anna Latimer — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:00:00 -0400

Fuckits, n.: the rush of yielding to temptation, esp. to behave in a compulsive manner; the flood of relief that occurs after permitting oneself to indulge (see: Case of the Fuckits).

Zit-Popping: The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name

Anna Latimer — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:00:00 -0400

I can’t tell if my zit-poppin’ passion is biological or psychological or what -- or if it’s something I should be ashamed about.

The Best Part About Marriage is That I Can Be Repulsive Again

Anna Latimer — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:30:00 -0400

Don't believe the myth that white lace and tulle equals curtains for your authentic self. The right marriage does the exact opposite.

I Was Diagnosed With ADHD At Age 26 (And Thank God)

Anna Latimer — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:00:00 -0400

Many loved ones had names for my problem: Slothy Slothiness. Another Day in the Life of Disaster Girl. The Anna Show, Where the Rest of Us Can Only be Extras. The actual name for what I had was ADHD.