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The importance of locksmith services for Home Security
The locks are set for your own protection. But they can be trouble if you are locked out or locked in your home. So, it is a must to have a trustworthy locksmith in contact and ask them to get you out of it. Besides, we all know that locksmiths have experience in dealing with different locks and they also understand the dynamics in-depth to help you get through any hassle at any moment.
By John Reeves6 years ago in Families
Single Parent
Have you ever thought about what else this world would throw us? For me, I would love for us to get a redo on this year, I love my solitary just as much as the next. What I don't like is being forced into solitary confinement in my own home due to this pandemic. Now, with having an only child in the house being forced into solitary makes things hard. There have been times when I want to send her to her aunt’s up in Washington for a month or two just so I can get things on my plate done. But then I think, I miss my little one and that I love her goofiness. How she likes to dance and shake her little booty in a weird funny way. So I keep her with me and multitask like no other. Starting the 12th she will be out for the summer. No more school for the summer, so more fun activities to do if things open up.
By Jessica Hawk6 years ago in Families
My Brother’s Eulogy
You are a shooting star, brother. Your soul blazed brilliant. Fire and light illuminating the horizon, branding your memory on the hearts of all who witnessed. The stars that shine the brightest, carving streaks in heavenly canvas of night, in a flickering moment of awe fade out of sight.
By Billie Lynn Codi 6 years ago in Families
GUILT
It's true. What you think you know at 18, changes as you age. Maybe your feeling change, perhaps you understand things differently because of experiences you have, but either way, who you are and what you think changes. Falling in love with a narcissist blurs those lines. In fact, falling in love with a narcissist obliterates the ability to distinguish growth, reality and complete perception of what is happening to you anymore. You wont recognize who you are anymore.
By Secunda Bell6 years ago in Families
Protests
So, with being a single parent, how are able to work? Maybe we had to be let go due to business being shut down, maybe we got fired due to schools and childcare being shut down. Whatever the case may be we are struggling in trying to figure out how to care for our children with making sure they have food and a roof over their head as well as making sure we can pay for electricity.
By Jessica Hawk6 years ago in Families
A Samoan Heart Buried in America
I am a far cry from home, this is as clear as the brown skin I wear. When my mother decided to remarry, a white man at that from America, I was baffled. Her and I both knew little to no English, and if it wasn't for the mere luck that she was working at Evalani's (a bar and grill resort on the lovely Island of American Samoa) where travelers frequented, she would have never met my step dad, a nightmare to be, and gotten tangled up in some romantic Island love story that ended in divorce years later right in the center of America. Land of the free, home of the brave.
By Centenary Alfrey6 years ago in Families
An Open Letter To My Mom
June 14, 1988, I was born weighing six pounds and fourteen ounces. I was my mother's second child and now I am one of eight children. She will tell you today that I am most certainly her most stubborn one, truly living up to all the tales of red-headed girls with freckles. I was also the child that became an adult before I was ready. Being outnumbered, my parents needed help especially mom. Daddy had to work a lot to provide food and shelter. My parents would say my intelligence could speak volumes of the places I could soar just as long as I spread my wings.
By Scarlett Price6 years ago in Families
TOMMY
Tommy was known to be a very clever kid in school, getting high grades in his class and always boasted to his older brother Ken that he was the only clever person in his class. But he never knew that his mother was cleverer than he was until after the following incidents.
By Linnet Brown6 years ago in Families
Teaching Your Children Valuable Lessons
When you’re helping your children learn, you want your actions to demonstrate what you’re trying to teach them. You want to serve as a role model to instill core values and help your children see the world for the better while striving to be better. Here are some important ways that you can help teach your kids valuable lessons about learning, being global citizens, accepting social responsibility, demonstrating kindness and compassion, and taking a stand against injustice. When you remain actively involved in your children’s education and you make a concerted effort to help teach them with your action, you’ll help your children to learn about their world and their role in it in the most positive way possible.
By Mikkie Mills6 years ago in Families
5 Tips on How to Make Your Home Kid (and Family) Friendly
Home is supposed to be a haven for anyone. It's the place that will take you in whenever you need comfort, love, and shelter. Parents want to create this type of safety net for their children, as well as for the whole family. But unless you can participate in the very design of your home, you will find an environment that is not so kid-friendly. Moreover, making your home kid (and family) friendly doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice on the aesthetics and functionality. Check out these 5 tips that can help you design a home that is safe, attractive, and comfortable to live in.
By Sarah Jessica Smith6 years ago in Families
