Rebekah Kuschmider

Rebekah Kuschmider

Bio

Rebekah Kuschmider is a DC area writer with a background in non-profit management and advocacy. Her work has been seen at Babble, Scary Mommy, Huffington Post, The Mid, Redbook online, and The Broad Side. She is the creator of the blog Stay at Home Pundit and is a contributor to the upcoming book Love Her, Love Her Not: The Hillary Paradox (an anthology, SheWrites Press, Nov. 2015). You can follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

Rebekah Kuschmider Articles

"A slew of new apps have cropped up that allow patients to have an e-consult (or video consult) with a provider in their state." Image: Pixabay, kaboompics

New Apps Let You Get Birth Control Right Through Your Phone

Modern technology is creating a work-around for the hassle of getting birth control — and putting it right on your phone.

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Wishes do come true!  Source: ABC News

This Foster Girl's Story Will Make You Believe In “Happily Ever After”

In the midst of a week that’s been rife with sadness and confusion, I am pleased to present to you a story that is unequivocally happy. A fairy tale ending, if you will.

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Today, President Obama nominated DC Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court.

Obama Nominates Merrick Garland For SCOTUS, Gives Zero F*cks

BOOM, GOP. Try talking smack about the guy who got the death penalty for homegrown terrorist, Timothy McVeigh. Dare ya!

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It’s time for you to get a new kitty to add to your household: check with your local shelter or rescue organization!

It's Adopt-A-Cat Month. Check Out These Cat GIFs & Get Thyself A Cat Already

There are lots of good reasons to bring a pet into your home, especially a cat. There are also lots of awesome cat GIFs. I am going to combine those two things into Ravishly’s "Definitive List Of Reasons To Adopt A Cat (With GIFs)."

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Periods are a valid reason to stay home from work.

Menstrual Vacation! Paid Time Off For Cramps. Amen.

Some people think periods are blessed celebrations of the cycles of womanhood and its connection to the earth.

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Affirmative!

Ask A Feminist: Affirmative Consent. What Is It?

See, sex requires everyone in the room be on board for whatever is happening. Some people like to think that they’re so in tune with their partner that they know what they can do and what they can’t do, but that’s a dangerous supposition. At any moment during a sexual encounter, something can change. Consent can be withdrawn.

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The Problem With Harvard's "Final Clubs"

Harvard. The very name brings up images of intellectual superiority. Harvard is associated with Presidents, Supreme Court Justices, and Matt Damon. The best of the best. The smartest of the smart. But also, apparently, the dumbest about rape.

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 Cozy on up to a bottle of pumpkin spice vodka and let all your fall fantasies come true.

Pumpkin Spice Vodka Has Arrived And I Am Here For It

Friends, I would like to announce that we have reached Peak Fall. How do I know this? Because I have discovered that there is pumpkin spice flavored vodka.

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