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Help me with My Mom!
Where to begin...and where will it end. It's the anxiety of life and for me right now with so many paths left unanswered I'm especially lost. I want my mom to help me get through this hard time but she's actually one of the paths left unanswered as we aren't on speaking terms right now. I have pretty much always had a tense relationship with my mom as long as I can remember and now that I've gone through a divorce myself I understand more where it comes from. It's tough to go through let's just say I don't want to get into all of it because well there's a lot...but it's hard to go through and it affects relationships especially with children. And I think it's actually easy to see in life because it creates pain which leads to acting differently then we might have had we not been hurt. I think it makes sense the different lives people end up living and so much makes sense when you hear their childhood. We all know how important those years are but don't realize how much it affects our entire lives.
By Kristin McGuire6 years ago in Families
13 Nollywood Celebrities You Didn't Know Have Children.
A child is a gift from God. Everybody knows this and every parents wants to and loves to show off their children. However, when you're in the public eye, this need to show off one's children becomes more complicated.
By Jide Okonjo6 years ago in Families
One step forward and Two steps back
I know that everyone has heard the phrase “One step forward, two steps back”. Well lately that phrase alone explains my life. To be honest, I am struggling. I am at the point in my life where I thought I would be settled down, with kids, a stable job, finishing or finished with college, and a sense of stability. However, I am in the middle of a divorce, I only have visitation of my kids, I am about 1/3 of the way done with my bachelor’s and still need to get my Masters degree. There is no stability in my life. In fact, or the last 4 years more life changing thing shave happened then I would really like to admit. Is this the new normal for my generation? I am not sure. I look at my aunts, uncles, parents, and even grandparents and I see marriages that have lasted twenty plus years and how settled they were at such a young age. Then I look at my life and the lives of my friends. I just cannot seem to figure out if it is something that we are doing wrong or if it is the way of the world now days. This year alone, I have personally heard from friends and family or more than 4 divorces and for the friends that chose to date or stay engaged for the last 5-7 years: break-ups. I wish I had the answers. I wish that I knew how to be that stable and happy women I dreamed of being as a kid. Right now, all I am is a struggling adult who puts on a happy and confident face more than 85% of the day. I am sure that at least some of you know how that feels and please if any of you know the answers feel free to share.
By Katrina Chamberlain6 years ago in Families
Fathers, Bikes, and Black Eyes
It was the summer before first grade, in a deserted, hot parking lot. That parking lot just so happened to be my school’s, River Springs Elementary. I had just learned to ride a bike without training wheels the day before and I was actually pretty good at it for learning the day before.
By Caroline Davis6 years ago in Families
A First Time Mom
I thought I was living my life to the fullest, I had the world in my hands, I never thought the real joy and happiness in life is having such a beautiful baby girl. That's what they called her; nurses and doctors, not having picked out a name for her yet. But, before I start I have to go the beginning, how my life was changed from just this beautiful experience I never thought would happen, especially not at 20 years of age. My life wasn't great, my childhood wasn't perfect, and the many horrible things my siblings and I endured are beyond belief. Although life wasn't great it did take time and it was on the right track, at the age of 18 I grew up and put all my nonsense behind me.
By Shania Rivera6 years ago in Families
Why are many parents obsessed with eating: How food has maneuvered our eating habit
How much of a parent's pressure to force a child to eat and drink is partly influenced by outsiders' judgment on how to raise a child? For example, if the child is not fat, the parents/parents-in-law will retort and yell at "why does the baby look so guilty? Because no one wants to be cursed, so their parents cope with it.
By madeleine rene6 years ago in Families
Folk Wisdom and the Problem of Raising Children - Chapter 2
Indeed, not all of the experiences that the folk has drawn or the grandparents' words are false and outdated. The ancients were very good at observing the phenomena in life, from nature to society, to make their life easier.
By chandra louisa6 years ago in Families
American Parenting Style - To “live fast die young” lives
This method was de facto born given the context of the recently discovered bacteria. It, thus, argued that this was to downplay body contacts that might have, in all likelihood, transmitted diseases to children. Not until recently has this sparked controversy, since leaving children crying it out might breed negative psychological effects and later health impairments.
By alyson lauri6 years ago in Families
Should You Be a Sex-Positive Parent
Have you ever wondered if you should be a sex-positive parent? Do you have a plan on how you are going to talk to your kids about sex and intimacy? Sex-positive parenting is becoming a more popular approach to the Birds and the Bees Talk. It’s an approach that has demonstrated more success in helping teens and young adults navigate entering the dating world. We know it’s important that kids learn about sex and intimacy. The knowledge they have, or don’t have, can end up having life-altering impacts.
By Teela Hudak6 years ago in Families
