Featured Sister’s Letters

StandUpGirl woman with hand on woman's shoulder

Mom To A Teenage Mother

 My eldest daughter had been rebellious for several years so when she told me that she was pregnant at seventeen, my reaction was calm. It was the...

Read More

StandUpGirl distressed girl with hands on head

No One Can Legally Make You!

Recently a woman in Florida gave birth in her bathroom and hid her baby under the sink.  This was her second pregnancy; during her first, she was...

Read More

pink sweater against wall

Drawing the Line

  Some people have been wondering what I mean by "unspoken set of rules." In my last column, I mentioned that having a set of rules for yourself...

Read More

teen unhappy 10

Don’t Judge Me

  "I'm way too young to have a baby," said my little sister, and she is quite right. Fifteen is too young. So is nineteen. So is twenty-four, and...

Read More

What Women Want

The out-of-wedlock birth rate among women with no more than a high-school education has skyrocketed since the 1960s but remains very low among...

Read More

Get Help, Contact Us!

contact Becky
Stand Up Guy Zone