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Truest Heroes
There has been nothing easy about the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. We are all struggling and what I'm about to tell you, I am sure many of you have experienced as well. In March, I had been furloughed from my job as a waitress. I have had to apply for unemployment. I am living with my parents (though I now jokingly say they live with me and just happen to pay for everything). I am single with little social life, and even less now as the majority of my friends live in other states. I have done the best I can to remain in contact with them thanks to social media and online game nights, but they do not compare to the real thing of being with them in person.
By Erika Farrah6 years ago in Families
Life puzzles
Growing up, I was always one of the weird kids, either through my clothing (as I used to improvise or to do my clothes), either through attitude. I ever dreamed of freedom, being independent and doing what I want without caring what people might say. Unfortunately, this got me into some trouble, nothing major but enough to make my life harder. My mum is the hero that took me as I was, even tho I pissed her off so many times.
By Corina G. Prutean6 years ago in Families
TV Step-Dads That Demonstrated the Importance of the Job
In the past, TV step-parents were often depicted as "evil" or abusive. While some of these stories tell an important narrative, they failed to explore the other side. Many step-parents are loving, caring, and stepped up to raise a child when it was needed. Today we give thanks to these second fathers by highlighting some good stories in movies and shows.
By Lorraine Woiak6 years ago in Families
Are your seedlings thriving or just surviving?
It is such a privilege to be able to immerse in the warmth of the sunshine, surrounded by the vibrancy of nature's colourful bounty, my nose filled with their heady bouquet. Accompanied by the chorus of birds announcing the arrival of longer days, I sit on the lush grass, the soft blades caressing my toes while the blossom from the apple tree gentle rains down its petals, like snow in the warm breeze.
By Zena Hodgson6 years ago in Families
Josephine
What was my favorite Christmas tradition? Well, I don’t have one in particular. I used to love everything when I was little: caroling throughout the neighborhood, making Christmas cards out of construction paper, writing letters to Santa Claus… I loved it all. That was because most of my memories come from my father, David. Nobody loved Christmas like he did. He would pile up the mountain of presents all around the tree. It was so big that it could have been Mount Everest… at least to a my four-year-old self. My father was amazing at Christmas.
By Corinne Renee Fowler6 years ago in Families
Dear, Mr. Mine,
I don’t think people understand parenthood or partnership the way that it’s actually meant to be. You’re given guidelines of love and manuals on how to be the perfect parent- but, in actuality, how do these things come about on realistic situations? I guarantee, I promise you, reading between the lines is the best lesson of everything. find your own rhythm- your own balance, share it amongst others but appreciate the differences in everyone, and every thing. We're all trying to be the best lesson we can be, and I really think, that’s the most important lesson of them all.
By Heather Fields6 years ago in Families
Being a Mom has Made me Love Mine More
I have been a mom for almost 7 months now, well 16 if you count the time my daughter was in my belly. In my short time being a mom, I am just beginning to understand some ways my own mom must have felt. And so Mom, here's a letter for you.
By Madeline Keys6 years ago in Families
Printed Worksheets: Balancing Your Child's Intellectual Growth
It is in the nature of children to be curious, playful and adventurous. Most of them would not last 10 minutes of just sitting down, with nothing to amuse their active minds. And as most parents would, you are likely looking for things that will occupy their time and attention while developing their various faculties.
By albartjack6 years ago in Families
Bonnie
Bonnie By: Corinne Renee Fowler High school is tough. Actually, high school flat-out sucks. Here I was, in English class, trying to read Beowulf for about the twentieth time. I liked my English teacher, Mr. Hawkins, because A, because he was a babe, and B, he was a writer, and a damn good one. Last year, before I took his class, I read a short story he wrote in the newspaper, and I thought, “Wow, this guy is an amazing writer!” But here I was, reading another version of Beowulf. We had already read the original epic poem. Then, we read a play aloud. Now, we were reading a short story on Beowulf, and I still didn’t understand what the hell was going on. I heard there was a movie that just came out, like, ten years ago, but I had no intention of watching it, because, more than likely, it was going to be just as tedious and boring as reading three different versions of it was. Why did we have to read three different versions of the same story anyway? What was the point of that? Did that make any sense? Nope, not to me, anyway.
By Corinne Renee Fowler6 years ago in Families
