Family
Lessons
At only 5yrs old I was sent to live with my Uncle Pete because my parents thought He could get “the devil” out of me,as he was very religious. Only thing I actually learned was how stern he truly could be and how hard it was to learn for me. Wether it was table manners or something I said, I was sent to the floor for misbehaving and ate with the family dog. After that summer I was sent back home to my parents and deemed a bad seed by my uncle Pete. Then, Mom and Dad split after what was a very traumatic childhood with alcoholism and abuse, watching Dad hit Mom and the cops being called over and over.
By Micheal Fulton4 years ago in Confessions
Some Moments
It had taken her more than 12 weeks or about 3 months to realize she was pregnant. She kept bleeding on her periods. Honestly, it was just supposed to be a routine pregnancy test at the doctor. She was eating less, vomiting often, tired literally all the time and had passed out 3 times in about 2 months. Once at home, once after swimming, once at work. She was with company each of these times. She had made an appointment with her doctor and found out she was pregnant. The Doctor practically had to pick her up off the floor again, but this time Sawyer was conscious. The sickly sweet smell of the hospital floor and the aseptic lighting made everything feel very unreal, as though suddenly she were underwater. She remembered being so nervous on the way home… will Liam be okay with it, will he want a baby, does she even want a baby? That final question made her imagine baby curls or green eyes on an infant, and she felt something stirring within her already… of course it wasn’t actually the baby moving, but it was the baby moving her.
By Markie Smith4 years ago in Confessions
My Boy, I Am So Sorry. Top Story - December 2021.
My son, I am sorry your Christmas is no longer what you remember it being. I am sorry that as you get older, beliefs fade and things that you once believed in feel disappointing. The important thing is to remember that you can still have fun with it. Just because things you once believed in faded doesn't mean it can't be exciting to get a few gifts, they just become a little more practical as you get older.
By Karli Law4 years ago in Confessions
Teach your child yourself if possible
My wife started teaching our only child Arnav, ever since he started going to school. Most of the parents in India do it during the early years of a child. However, after primary schooling, most people find it hard to find time to teach and hire tutors. Soon after primary schooling my wife also started finding it hard to teach my child. Not because she had no time or was not educated enough but my son used to feel it a forceful exercise. She used to take up time to teach him almost every day. He used to either delay teaching sessions or just make her give up the teaching for the day.
By Tanmay Gaur4 years ago in Confessions
The unbroken connection
The above photo of my husband and I was taken about 7 years ago. My oldest son edited it for the holidays and I used it on my Facebook page. One relative took it to mean I was trying to hold on to my spouse who passed away on March 2021. She basically said I needed to move on because he was gone and would not be my husband in the after life. This woman is still with her husband so she means well but does not know what I am feeling.
By Cheryl E Preston4 years ago in Confessions
Imagine No More Colds. It's Easy If You Try.
I think it possible to describe a cold, a common respiratory cold, in such a way that no one, in their right mind, would ever want to experience it. Just the thought of getting a cold sends us to memories of past colds. We recall the dillies, the ones we thought we were going to die from our head exploding because our nose had cemented over.
By Ron Baron4 years ago in Confessions
Brain vs. Body
I know I have a little bit of time to still decide this, but as a woman I feel like I am on a time clock to make a life altering decision. Inherently, I have never desired to carry my own child as some do, but even when I was in love, my envision of having a family included the children starting at or around five years of age and up.
By Rilee Arey4 years ago in Confessions
Cutting Out The Middleman
It all started in 2006, I was 22 years old and was living with a roommate who happened to be schizophrenic and was self medicating with marijuana and meth. Since I was active in my addiction, this was fine to me. The house we lived in was a 3 bedroom which meant we had an extra room so when my older male cousin needed a place to stay, I offered the empty room. He was also in active addiction.
By Maliah Tokay4 years ago in Confessions
[AITA??]
Something that has been recurrently on my mind lately as the world takes a turn for the worse again--seeing all these families and people struggling because of the housing crisis, lack of jobs, etc... And I don't want to sound as if I'm trying to blame my problems on someone else--yeah, there's a lot of things I hold myself accountable for, as I'm sure many of you do, too. But I want to talk about the fact that...honestly, most of us (18-26+) wouldn't be in half the shit we are if our parents had actually thought about bringing children into the world before actually doing it.
By ThatOneWriter4 years ago in Confessions
