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The Brother I Never Knew
“Sorry for your loss,” a man says to me as he walks pass the casket. My mother must have been a well-known individual in this community. Everyone for the pass hour has been telling me how much of a good woman she was. I wouldn’t know. According to my foster mom, Elizabeth, my mother gave me up for adoption when I was one years old. I only came to the funeral to see what she looked like. For years, I’ve had mixed feelings about her. On one hand, she gave me up and never checked on me. I’d hope she would want to see how I’ve turned out. I’m 21 and about to graduate to be a delivery labor nurse. I worked hard to get where I am now with the help of Elizabeth. A part of me is happy she did give me up though because I would not have met Elizabeth. She has been the best mother I could have ever asked for. This funeral is my way to express my anger with the woman would did not want me. I will say my piece then get on with my life.
By D'Aisha Tolbert5 years ago in Families
Swaddlers Vs Cruisers
Whats the Difference Between Swaddlers and Cruisers Swaddlers Vs Cruisers Difference: Choosing the correct diaper for your little one is hard, particularly on the off chance that you know nothing about diapers. To locate the correct diaper, it is fundamental to have some normal thoughts of diapers. "Pampers" is perhaps the most famous diaper brands, has given insurance to infants' skin for over 40 years.
By Try My Price Online5 years ago in Families
Simply Inherited
What was left of 16-year-old Azura's heart was a sadness unbearable with the death of her grandmother. Getting ready for Sunday morning church, October 13, was the easiest compared to the events an hour before the service. Azura remembered tying her shoes before hearing her mother burst through the back door, crying hysterically about the absence of a soul now gone from the world.
By Candis Ruiz5 years ago in Families
Sharenting – What We Need to Know About Child's Privacy
Millennials have never experienced digital footprints. When they came at the right age, they began their online journey and built online reputation how they wanted. But now, everything has changed. Before a kid grows up, parents take over the things and share the stuff on social media. A 2-year child already has a digital footprint before he/she comes to the right age. Parents tweet and share their kid's details, including photos, videos, comics, etc.
By Annie Ella5 years ago in Families
Fringe
His mama had raised him on the outskirts of humanity. She had told him many times about the hurts she had suffered from the people that she had known. That’s why they had been safe the day the earthshake, the Big One, the Quake of All Quakes had finally happened. They had been looking for reclaimed treasures at the West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill when the first little tremors hit, but nothing really prepared them for the Big One when it happened.
By Annette Frisby5 years ago in Families
The Scavenger Hunt
Everyone knew it was coming. The small things she was starting to forget, the constant sleep, the weird eating habits. Death is a cruel and heartless bitch. Grandma Elaine was already getting old, but it never makes it any easier. Almost reaching her 97th trip around the sun, Grandma Elaine finally slipped away in her sleep just a week before her birthday.
By Laura Michelle5 years ago in Families
The Motherlode
The little café on Church street buzzed with the usual hum of activity belonging to small town coffee shops. The hum of the machinery, murmurs of people talking, and sound of coffee pouring was always soothing to Isabella Cadeaux. There were few places so conducive to writing as coffee shops, with their perceived air of invisibility and a sense of tranquil coziness. It was easy for anyone to slip into a different skin than to be all of who they were. To hide behind a computer instead of face their reality.
By Cloe Mathers5 years ago in Families
A Well Timed Gift
What little savings David James had in his account was down to the last $100. He guessed that the groceries in his cart would total about $90. Desperation clouded his thoughts with each passing day. He had applied at 3 jobs personally earlier that morning and applied for 6 more online. Same as he had done a few times a week for the last 6 months. He had worked a long time at Haywood and Cook Business Services. Had they not laid him off, he would have celebrated his 15th year with the company. Now he was unemployed, near broke, and struggling to even keep food in the house. It was the same for most of his friends and family since the pandemic. 2020 had been the worst year of his life.
By Tom Stasio5 years ago in Families
Tip to have a successful phone call with young children around
If you are a parent of toddlers or young children then you will most likely know how hard it can be to take or make a phone call and actually be able to hear what is being said when your young ones are around.
By Astraldreamer5 years ago in Families
The Lesson
We begin with me digging through my estranged father’s attic after he passed away. I hadn’t seen him in more than forty years. He had no other children, and no real possessions other than a run down house outside Phoenix, Arizona which he left to me. I was preparing the house to be sold, and removing the junk, when I happened upon a small, black, Moleskine journal.
By Brian Madigan5 years ago in Families
