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Diem Of The Week
What Diemers are saying:
Life moves in different stages. Dont expect everything to fall into place at the same time.
Stop trying to find other people to love you in place of loving yourself.
dont play with natural deodorant
Here’s what else is trending on Diem…
Word Of The Week
pum pum /ˈpʊmˌpʊm/
noun phrase
Caribbean slang for vagina, eg. “In the caribbean fat pum pum is celebrated in women”
Diem Out Of Context
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What else Diemers are talking about
👀 TIL how pregnancy duration is *actually* calculated
👀 What boundaries do you see as a necessity?
👀 late blooming queer girlie in need of advice
👀 Is internalized slut-shaming a thing?
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