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Lauren Mann

August 30th 2010

It's Like College, But...You're Even Poorer

- Lauren Mann

I know. I didn’t think it was possible either, you know, with a paycheck coming in and all, but I assure you it is. If there’s one thing I’ll never understand, it’s student discounts. Why discount items for students, who are able to live off their parents and loans, have limited expenses outside bars and liquor stores, and have zero obligations to sport anything dressier than pajamas on a daily basis? I’d like to petition a change to “Yo-Pro discounts”. We pay rent and bills just like regular professionals, need to start from scratch with a grown-up wardrobe, and must begin to pay off the aforementioned loans.

August 25th 2010

It's Like College, But...Your Roommate is a Guy

- Lauren Mann

Unless you attended one of those wacky “gender is just an oppressive classification”-motto-ed schools that has put the kibosh on separating males and females by dorm room, you probably spent at least a few years of your college career living with members of the same sex. However, as a young professional, you are now empowered to show off your newfound maturity and platonically cohabitate with a member of the opposite sex. Go you!

August 18th 2010

It's Like College, But...

- Lauren Mann

Like a ton of bricks, or maybe more like a ton of overpriced and underused text books, I was no longer in college. The smiles on the faces of those watching us walk across the stage to accept our diplomas seem more like smirks now, their kind words and congratulations more like snarky commentary, welcoming us to the real world outside our tuition-protected bubble. Am I being dramatic?

February 16th 2010

Teen Mom, 20s Dad

- Lauren Mann

MTV’s Teen Mom has followed four of the original 16 & Pregnant girls during their first year as mothers, welcoming an eager audience into their lives to witness the challenges they face as young parents. We’ve seen sacrifices on the part of the girls--from earning a high school diploma to attending college to having a social life--as well as the impact that having a child has had on their relationships with friends and family. But those girls don’t get pregnant on their own; what about the dads?

January 28th 2010

Grey's Anatomy Teen Pregnancy Palooza

- Lauren Mann

Everyone loves a Grey’s Anatomy/Private Practice crossover and this past week’s back to back episodes were chock full of drama and, just our luck, teen pregnancy. As Mark Sloan (Big Sloan) grapples with the notion of becoming a father and grandfather at the same time, his daughter, Sloan Riley (Little Sloan) questions her ability to become a mother when she is still a child herself. When a medical condition further complicates the situation, Big Sloan asks Little Sloan to stay with him (and Lexie) after the baby is born and they will all take care of him together. Three generations of Sloans living together as one, big McSteamy family. How quaint!

December 11th 2009

Teen Moms Are Everywhere--and Some of Them Aren't Teens

- Lauren Mann

MTV’s new show Teen Mom premiered last week and introduced us to the difficulties involved with actually raising a child after pregnancy and delivery. Farrah wants to date, Maci and Ryan are attempting to get along and plan a wedding, Amber is trying to find balance in her life with baby Leah and boyfriend Gary, and Catelynn and Tyler are working to get back to normal after their adoption experience.

December 11th 2009

Dear Med Student, Does That Line Ever Work?

- Lauren Mann

This week Stefanie’s Crazy Stories will be brought to you by the fabulous Lauren Mann. Why, might you ask? Because this is her crazy story and I don’t think I would do it justice. Have no fear, I will be back next week with hijinx, shenanigans, and antics of all shapes and sizes.

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One of the incentives I used to persuade my mother to let me move into an off-campus apartment this year was the fact that many med school students call my building home. I reasoned with her that her dream of having me marry a nice Jewish doctor could be more attainable if I surrounded myself with doctors-in-training. While there were other reasons it made sense for me to get an apartment, I’m pretty certain that was the factor that tipped the scales.

October 26th 2009

Good Things Happen in Threes

- Lauren Mann

The last time we paused to ponder the portrayal of sex on television, images of instant orgasms and hairless bodies floated into our minds and we mercilessly criticized those scripted acts of love. I’m going to put it out there: I may have been too quick to judge.

October 14th 2009

Girl Talk and Guy Talk Is Like Spaghetti and Waffles

- Lauren Mann

During this week’s episode of “Greek,” Casey and Ashleigh come up with a sneaky plan to uncover the things guys talk about when girls aren’t around. They’re shocked to hear the KT guys not discussing jock straps, but instead, mature topics, like the prevalence of sex on college campuses and how one in two pregnancies in the U.S. are unplanned.

October 5th 2009

Adventures in Dating: A Social Experiment - Part III

- Lauren Mann

I assure you, this won’t be easy for either of us.

Last time I left you, I was waiting for that familiar vibrate of my phone to indicate that my social experiment was ready for the next phase. What happened next even I can’t sugarcoat with sarcasm.