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The Great Awakening!!!!
12/20/20 was a beautiful day. The sun was shining, the wind was blowing lightly, just enough to feel the chill but not to feel freezing. If you are from Chicago or have been in Chicago in December then you know we appreciate days that are not freezing or snowy.
By Mecca C Eaves-Glass5 years ago in Families
Crazy Covid Crisis (CCC)
What a Covid crisis this is? Locked in doors with the same faces you have to see everyday anyway, just more frequent as if that’s what we all want. Having to hear mommy all day and not hear dad’s name hardly as he escapes the madness leaving to find work, having we’ve been laid off due to Covid. Having my thought process screwed up with figuring out breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Usually all I worry about during the week is dinner since the kids are with their day time parents( teachers) for breakfast and lunch. What a Covid crisis this is? Damn, what other meats are their to feed a person? Tired of chicken, beef, fish etc makes you think why can’t we grow other animals that we can eat just like the plants we grow. Or maybe because I’m tired of the heavy rotation and not being without a job due to the pandemic. Shit at least I have food in the house and pray everyday I have a way to feed my family thanks to assistance. I’ll tell you this at least, if I wasn’t crazy before this Covid situation I’m definitely reaching that point now staring at the walls like a person in a white padded room.Who can stay sane having to worry about if it’s gonna be an eviction notice on their door. Or having to worry about if their children will get a Christmas this year. Or even worse, if their family will still be together after the pandemic is over. Sex four days a week or more is what’s getting me through it most of the time. Eat , job search, sex, watch tv, do laundry, bored then sex. Cook dinner sex, put kids to bed, sex. Yeah I guess I lied, that’s sex about 3-4 times a day four or more days a week. What a work out... But also good for my health I guess and It keeps us going.... If the hubby is happy so am I. M up house turned into Comedy Central with the outburst and funny jokes here and there. Makes me think all this time home, we could’ve had a family sitcom happening over here. Our children aren’t happy at all and they wonder why we look depressed and I say to myself, We’d be even more happier if the kids had a good Christmas, we never had a bad one until now and it’s something we’ll always remember and take to heart. Oh boy, what a Covid crisis this has been?
By Latina Cottman5 years ago in Families
Gifts Worth Giving
Gifts Worth Giving There’s something about the look on someone’s face when they have received a gift that really hits home. Their eyes go bright and maybe even a bit teary. They take in one of those cleansing breaths, like they have been waiting to inhale all their lives. It takes a moment for them to come out of their euphoria enough to reacquaint themselves with words. When they try to speak, it may come out in a number of different ways, which eventually can be translated as the never-enough “thank you”. This is usually followed up with questions like “how did you know?” and “where did you find something like this?”.
By A Rose Williams5 years ago in Families
2020-The Big One
I get it. Life sucks right now. I'm not even going to try to sugar coat that shit. Between homeschooling, and working from home, most of the time simultaneously. It's not uncommon to be in a meeting with a colleague, and a kiddo runs around naked and/or screaming "MAMA MAMA POOOOOP POOOOOP!!" 2020 sucks THE BIG ONE. There I said it again. SUCKS.S-U-C-K-S. And then as if it can't get any worse, our kids suffer physical contact with friends. No high 5's, no hugs, no playing tag or any contact game/sport.
By Katie Schwenk5 years ago in Families
Christmas is coming
First I want to say merry Christmas it’s on its way we are about to embark on a different way of having Christmas this year it is really different to me because it means I can’t visit friends or loved ones right now but don’t fret!! It is not over Christmas is still here to stay each and every year. I love the holidays around this time with all that is going on with Covid 19 Christmas brings hope and happiness. I am looking forward to it because there are some good things in this world than worrying about never seeing our families again like we used to never hugging are friends again like we used to or just hugging anybody for that matter. I think we need to come together now more than ever during COVID-19 and enjoy the holidays as much as we can this year. So friends who are reading this just letting you know some positive outlook to this year 2020 we will be OK. There’s a lot going around did I see that is good and positive people are out there still doing Christmas still shopping still looking for family presents friend presents and finding someway to give them a happy Christmas.And for those who have missed family grandma your grandpa your aunt your uncles you can still enjoy Christmas on Skype and make sure you send them some love! It is always good to Skype with your family on a daily basis just because you want to keep your Graham parents who are in a home and are not allowed to have visitors during this crucial time and reach out to them and love them this holiday season tell them you love them and don’t forget to remember we’re all in this together. Don’t be afraid to be creative during the holiday season there so many ideas how to bring your family to your home without them being in your home celebrating through technology now is the newest thing work all going through during this holiday season and because of the technology we have with Skype we are able to get together. So don’t be a apprehensive to bring your family closer together during the holidays. I have family who are spread out everywhere one is in Washington another one is in Arkansas I have to Skype with them because of Covid and that is OK too it’s like they’re in my house in a way. So don’t forget you don’t have to have a Debbie downer Christmas. Sprint spread joy in your family spread joy to your friends who are going through anxiety depression and loneliness there are people out there who are suffering from anxiety right now because of Covid. Give them some strength hope and wisdom that they can still have a good Christmas and still stay strong during this time. What I like to do is bake cookies and give them to you know my family and friends with a little note saying merry Christmas I am here for you. That’s a good way to tell your family and friends and your grandparents that you love Them and you’re here for them. I have made countless of cookies to give to neighbors and family and friends with a little Christmas cheer attached to it you can make a gift tag it says merry Christmas mom dad auntie whoever and just put them in a nice little cookie wrapping and give it to them and tell them you love them.Also it is so nice and they will thank you. I remember when I was younger I love getting gifts love gang surprises because I was a kid and I was thinking oh Santa Claus is coming down that chimney be Santa to the elderly out there who don’t have visitations to retirement homes resting places because they’re also in this Covid thing to where they can’t hug or see anyone. So spread some holiday cheer to them. I hope this letter brings you some comfort and happiness and encouraging you to never give up on yourself and always remember the spirit of Christmas this year is like a light through a tunnel trying to get through the rest of 2020. I know you can do it I know it’s hard out there right now but you can do it the way to do it is to believe and to always remember two yes continue to be cautious and don’t go in large crowds even if it looks tempting. The holidays are a big gatherings where people go shopping and there’s a lot of lines There’s a lot of people waiting to go into the stores now that the stores are shortened capacity wise. But never give up there’s always online there’s always you can get your gifts through a different way of virtual shopping. Also I love shopping on Amazon so if you were on Amazon person hooray. Giving gifts for Amazon is a lot easier than Standing in long lines in person at the store.
By Betsy Holmes5 years ago in Families
Toddler Life
My kids make every day crazy fun. There was a moment that I stood to the side, and listened to my boys play. Apparently on this faithful day Billy the Blue Power Ranger toy had to rescue the mermaid from Miles spider man, and Spider-man had to decide what team he was going to fight on. Now I listened to this adventure for a good minute, even their sister got involved because well they was playing with her toy.
By MrsYael Israel5 years ago in Families
Dad
I thought you would want me. After all I was just your baby girl. It was us against the world till drugs claimed your heart as home. You let greed and sin claim your name. You sold your soul to Grim and a lie, believing you would become whole. But your hole was never filled so you beat me and you sold me. My body was no longer my own. what did I do other than call you Daddy? If this is what a father is then I truly don't need you...
By Mrs. Pensive5 years ago in Families
The aftermath
On May of 2020, I decided enough is enough. I was leaving a life that was not my own. For so many years, I was just going with the flow, building up anger and being miserable. I met him while I was still a senior in highschool, he was older and with a daughter at 23. Now, at 36 and with two kids later unmarried women living with a man I did not love. I decided I needed to start living life again. Living with a narcicist who never saw nothing wrong with his actions, who never did anything he didn't want to, never connected with my family, never allowed us to be a partnership, we were more roommates than anything else. I knew I had to get myself out of it. The home was in my name only, but I knew he would never leave the home. I had to remove myself from the situation even if financially it would be difficult. I didn't leave until July 2020, but once I did I felt such a sense of relief, freedom and inner peace.
By Rosario Baez5 years ago in Families
