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My Mini Bio
Have you ever wondered how your time in this world is measured? Is it by the amount of friends you have, how long you have stayed in one job, what your career is, if your married, single, have kids, don't have kids, live by yourself or with someone or if you still live with your parents, is it measured by how close you are with your family or is it measured by what you bring to the table.
By Abby Bromage6 years ago in Families
My Grandmother’s Recipe to Unite a Family
As the leaves started to fall from the trees and we were getting ready for winter, the whole family sat around the wood fire oven, speaking way too loudly while sharing some food. My uncles talking about sport and politics and my aunties telling stories and laughing as the kids ran around the house waiting for the food to be served. Those were the most ordinary and extraordinary moments I've shared with my grandmother. I've spent a lot of time at her house in a country town in the South part of Brazil close to the Mountains.
By Carol Zatt6 years ago in Families
The Queenie Effect
She’s a straight talking, tough love giving, sassy black woman that isn’t afraid to get down and party with the youngsters because if you haven’t already heard, sixty is the new twenty-five. She’s a ball of energy that doesn’t have an off switch, a trait I can admit to have inherited and she doesn’t take shit from anyone.
By Tegan Minzie6 years ago in Families
You’re Kid is Practicing Unsafe Sex
Whether or not Sex Education (Sex Ed) should be taught in public schools has been a long-standing debate since 1996 in which parents have always had the final say. Parents deem the topic as inappropriate for their children, while schools know they need to teach students about this topic. Although there has been a steady decrease, in teen pregnancies some teens and millennials blame a rise in sexually transmitted diseases teens and young adults on the lack of adequate Sex Education. Before school administrators can decide whether or not to teach Sex Ed in the classroom, parents need to stop babying their kids; the realities students face need to be taken into account, as well as boundaries, need to be set for the extent of the lessons.
By Cyntiche Koko6 years ago in Families
Aye Aye, Captain
In June 1988, Min took the notorious Chinese GaoKao, also known as the National College Entrance Examination. She fought the heat waves in a classroom packed with fifty other students for nine hours, spanning over three days. She conquered four subject tests: Chinese language, Mathematics, English, and Politics, accompanied by the echoey scream of cicadas. However, she failed to reach the minimum qualifying score for any of the universities she applied to.
By Yujie Wang6 years ago in Families
MyInspiration
Our Mother are our teachers and educators and they are the most powerful influential people we know. My mother spoke to me when I was very young that she believed in hard work and her mother spoke to her about being a artist of many talents. As time went on I witnessed this is what I would call a blessing and this is what moved me to write about her.
By Queen Sheba 6 years ago in Families
Dementia
"Thank you uh... who are you again?" Those soul crushing words were knives in my heart. A perfect substitute for physical pain. The cold air filled my lungs as I walk the empty street corner, scarce of civilization, but teeming in advertisements, attempting to regain the life that once bristled the streets. The life that had bustled and that could not sit still. The go-getter's. My grandmother.
By Emily Carroll6 years ago in Families
Eco-Friendly Mother’s Day | Sustainable Gifts and Ideas
It’s nearly that time of year again where we can show our beautiful Mother’s how much we love, care and appreciate them. However, due to covid-19, this Mother’s Day may be a little different to previous Mother’s Days. If we can’t share the day with them, we can still bring a smile to their face, in a way Mother Earth would approve and appreciate.
By Jamie-Lee Kay6 years ago in Families
A Mother's Love
I think it goes without saying that most of us have a woman close to us that we look up to, for me, that's my mother. I know that sounds like a typical answer but I did not live a typical life, and without my mother's love and commitment to me, I might not have been alive right now.
By Vala Rogers6 years ago in Families
My Superwoman
Not all foster kids get properly treated when being placed in homes. Many kids don’t ever get the love a parent should give a child. Often times foster kids don’t get to experience what it feels like to be comfortable. At any time, you can end up being somewhere new in a house full of strangers all over again. All the fears I had while being a foster child kept disappearing the older, I became. If every child in the system could receive the love and happiness my mom gave me, I know this world would be a better place.
By Ronisha Garcia6 years ago in Families
