While I sipped my morning coffee, I gasped aloud when I read an article in my local paper about "girl talk."

But apparently such conversations are bad for our health.

You know what it is: when teens gather around a table, talking about the sagas with their boyfriends or their lack of money for the must-have shoes at the mall.

But experts say "girl talk" can extend past high school. Watercooler chit chat about the boss and emails between moms on our kids sleeping habits fall in this category too.

The article's author calls it "I wanna be in a mess, too" syndrome.

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