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Nelly
Joe pulled back the heavy and surprisingly dusty curtains of the hospital room window. The view from the Regina General Hospital was decent.He could see dark clouds on the horizon hovering near the outskirts of the city. Snow? he wondered, it was November after all. Joe couldn’t be bothered by the thought of snow, his worries were miles away from crops, and winter looming on the horizon. His heart was in that hospital room where his wife, Nelly lay quietly in the room behind him. she had been in a coma for a day and a half, and he didn’t know when she would wake up, If ever.
By Erika Johnson 5 years ago in Families
3 Steps to Reading More
When I was a kid, every two weeks my mom would gather my four siblings and me into the minivan and take us to the local library. While the youngest two chased each other around on the dusty carpet downstairs and the other two played games on the computers, I would scour the shelves in search of new worlds and characters to explore.
By Lindsay Shalla5 years ago in Families
My Journey to Adulthood
When I was about 10 years old, It was always me and my father. I never had a mother figure in my life to teach me how to be a lady or have that motherly love. My father I believed did his best to raise me with little knowledge he had about raising a girl. He worked a lot so I barely saw him amd when I did it was for a few hours at the most and then he would go to sleep or so I thought. At most nights I would wake up and head to his room just to find he was not in there. He would be gone all night at times and I assumed he was at work, but little did I know he was sleeping over his girlfriends house. We had a dog growing up, actually 2 so they were my company most of the time as I was growing up. As years went by my father became more and more angry and would take his anger out on me. I would be scared to talk to him or even ask a question because I didn’t know what will happen. As I was growing up I had to learn to cook for myself and entertain myself as I was normally alone or had the 2 dogs keep me company. My father was usually not home or stayed in his room and did not want to. E bothered. As a child I was confused and felt so alone and sad. I wondered and thought to myself “What did I do wrong?” To this day as now I am 31 years old I still wonder because of how I grew up, it affected me hard and now I suffer from depression. To this day I continue to try my best to overcome the many obstacles I face into being a adult. I had to learn a lot on my own and for that reason I struggled very hard to get by in life, without my father and without my family to help me. To this day I still question myself on what I did wrong to have receive this type of abuse growing up from the verbal to the physical abuse, I endured. I’ve never felt loved by my father and my family, so today as I am a adult I still look and acquire that love I’ve never received.
By Kayla Mena5 years ago in Families
Crazy Little Socks
One day on a nice warm summer Sunday, there lived a family of 4, Mom (Delilah), Dad (Steve) and 2 little boys, Eric and Andre. They were getting ready for a Church Picnic when the oldest boy Eric couldn't find his church socks. He looked high and low for them but nothing, then finally he told gave up and asked his dad could he borrow a pair of his. The father said, "Yes you may but where are your church sock?"
By Brianna Johnson5 years ago in Families
Home
Lily looks out into the ocean the mists sprays her skin bringing a much need cool to her sweaty brow. She couldn’t help but think about her family back home. Did her uncle lay her mother to rest in her favorite dress? Did her brother find peace after the fateful night that caused her to flee to coast?
By Nathan Cleve Durham5 years ago in Families
5 Tips for Keeping Your Family Healthy
As a parent, you are likely always concerned about the health and safety of your child. While there are some things that are out of your control, there are others that you can take charge of. These include how your family lives in your home and the things that you interact with. There are many things that make up a healthy person, and you can encourage your family to live a healthier, more wholesome lifestyle. Consider these tips for keeping your entire family healthy.
By Mikkie Mills5 years ago in Families
Nursery must haves
Having your first baby or even another baby in general, can be stressful in itself. when you add on the task of getting everything in order before baby it can be even worse. 9 months always sounds like a long time, until the 7th month rolls around and you're in a deep panic realizing the nursery is empty or you just have a ton of swaddle blankets, clothes, and diapers from your baby shower.
By Kaitlyn Johnson5 years ago in Families
Boys!
Boys! Men! All male genes in general! Do you ever just sit back and think, OMG how could the universe create such disgusting creatures? lol. As a mom of 2 boy toddlers and of course married to another toddler, I sometimes wonder, how in the hell they 1) survive without females and 2) how they can be so disgusting. I mean, come on, how hard is it for 1) to go pee and raise the toilet seat up before you take a leak?!? It is not hard at all, but I guess it means to them it takes more time to do that. Hell, if you cannot put the toilet seat up before you piss then at least have the curtesy to clean it up! I cannot tell you how many times I have gone to the bathroom to sit down and pee and OMG, sat right in it. Ugh, makes me want to scream. If it is not the toilet seat being lifted or cleaned up, it is the drops on the floor that I step in....I mean good gosh, is it that hard to shake your penis off when you get done peeing?!? Oh, and did I mention, is it that hard to hit a huge hole to piss?!? I mean you have this huge bowl in front of you, can you not control your aim?!? It seriously cannot be that hard!!!
By Rebecca Praria5 years ago in Families
