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Adapting to the stay-at-home lifestyle
The year 2020 has been eventful from the minute a pandemic hit; everyone's world transformed. Businesses and organizations were shutting down, people were losing jobs, and everyone had to conform to a new normal. Some of which have stayed the same in areas of the world. Social distancing created a whole new meaning for many people. Unfortunately, many families have suffered from losses and had to distance themselves from one another, primarily with the holiday season. It's unfortunate for many of us stay-at-home parents its put a strain on isolation.
By Brittany Panek5 years ago in Families
Good Memoirs
When we are born, we don't get to choose who our family is. It is a fact of life. We can choose our friends and extended family, and sometimes we wish we could change the family we are born into. But that is not what my story is about. This particular story is about my grandmother who passed away in 2010.
By Heather C. Beck5 years ago in Families
The Beginning Part Three
I asked her, "Mommy, who my Daddy? And Where is he?". She looked at me in a way I had never seen before. I’m sure many of you know the expression ‘if looks could kill’, well, this was one of those. She never answered my question either. I remember asking Matt why she would not tell me, and he said because she hates him.
By Heather C. Beck5 years ago in Families
14 and Pregnant
It was 1987, I had just 13 and was ready to enjoy life as a teenager and all the perks that came along. One day, during the summer, I met this nice looking chocolate man. My eyes were attracted to another guy who wasn't really interested in me so why not see what his guy has to offer me. Here I am, 13 years old with a body like a grown woman. I didn't understand why guys were always trying to talk to me then, but as I got older I knew it was the way I was shaped that caught their attention.
By Denita Waiters5 years ago in Families
Clumsy Me
As we pull in the driveway, I say to the two older girls "y'all get him and I will get soso because she’s asleep and y'all will wake her". They get out run inside with him because it is raining. I walk around the car, open the door, step up on the running board, carefully unbuckle her car seat and move her little arms from behind the straps pick her up put her on my shoulder, I go to step down and my left foot slips my right ankle twist as it hits the ground, I can’t grab a thing to help stop the fall, bam hinny hits the ground then my head bounces off the ground as well. Soso raises up sitting on my stomach as I am laying on the ground trying to decide what happened just now. She holds out her hands to the sides as if to say what do I do here, as she looks down at me "uh oh, momma falled!" I can’t hardly move yet my body still in shock so no getting up, I just laugh then she laughs. Here we are both laughing in the rain as I lay on the ground. After a few I decide I must try to get up before someone drives by and thinks I've lost my mind. We roll around and get to my feet, I walk in the door of the house, still laughing and my older child then looks at me, "you fell, didn't you?" She knows her mother well.
By Stefani Stewart5 years ago in Families
How Complicated
Chapter 1 She was born in 2002 but its 2020 and everything is going to pieces. Her life has been a mess since she was a little girl and now she wants everything to change. Her name is Ney and she's a 18 year old trying to change her life for the better.
By Genesis Gonzalez5 years ago in Families
Kaleidoscope Dream
Part Two: Chapter Nine : Kaleidoscope Dream June 2018 I am emotionally, physically, and mentally exhausted by two in the afternoon, so much so that I can barely keep my eyes open. I figure a nap may help, and I fall asleep within minutes of my head hitting the pillow.
By Stefani Milan5 years ago in Families
A Gift Guide That Will Help You Make Lasting Memories
2020 has definitely been an extremely challenging year full of changes. Most families have been spending way more time in the house, yet because of technology they may not be actually interacting as much as they could be. So my gift guide focuses on getting the family to enjoy spending time together in a creative way.
By Greer Collins5 years ago in Families
