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Childhood Depression: 5 Things to Do When Your Child Is Depressed
Children, especially teenagers, go through a vast gamut of changes while growing up. Some go through occasional mood swings or the emotional outbursts that are likely to be experienced amongst most adolescents. But few changes are not the part of this development process, yet remain deceptively cloaked under the false front of growing up issues. With this, we refer to the prolonged sadness/ irritability/ aches and pains/ lack of energy etc. It starts interfering and affecting the child's social as well as inter-personal activities, causing Depression. It is, therefore, pivotal to dig up this thin line between the two so that one can take action and attend to it ASAP.
By Jessica Smith6 years ago in Families
Hate
To say the least, my life is a fucking train wreck at the moment as it has been for quite a while. I thought I may have had it all in check at sometimes, but it would always come crumbling down every time that thought ever entered my mind. Usually they say get therapy, or connect with nature, but what if your body, your soul and mind don’t allow you to do that, and each day spent in bed becomes the reason for this suffering. What do we do then? Not a single person’s words are going to help, be it good or bad ones. The bad ones just constantly hurt, and the good ones you're questioning yourself about. Like is this really true, am I really a beautiful, clever, and confident individual. This feeling leaves you questioning the slightest of things, as well as the most important ones, such as your own life.
By unknown writer6 years ago in Families
No Girls Allowed
All of my life I wanted to be a mother. When I was younger I wanted to have kids young. My mom had me when she was 20, about to turn 21. I loved having a young mom. My mind boggled at my friends who had older parents. I just thought having kids while you were younger would mean you would have more energy and be more interactive in their lives.
By Jenn Pautsch6 years ago in Families
How to Hate Your Life...
"I hate my life! I hate my life! I want to get out! I want all of this to end!" I screamed angrily into my pillow. It was not a loud scream, but a soft one with all the ferociousness and intensity from my body of a loud one... I do not have the privilege of letting out my frustrations for the neighbor and their dog to hear.
By Rebekah Battle6 years ago in Families
6 Things You Find out When You're 30+ with No Kids
I'm 31 and have been married for four years to a wonderful man. We have been trying for children for about that time, but no luck. We've been tested and so far, my infertility has been unexplained. So I do want kids, but I get lumped into the category of not wanting kids because of the infertility.
By Kathryn Parker6 years ago in Families
The Accidental Maman
It’s all over social media. The current American obsession for all things French, from diet to shoes. Jeanne Damas is the stylish It Girl. Everyone is looking at the French girl’s plate to try to figure out how they all stay so slim. French music is showing up on TV, and French movies are being re-released.
By Jennifer Black Young6 years ago in Families
100 Things I Want To Thank My Mom For
I wrote out 100 things I want to thank my mom for. Here they are: 1. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. 2. Thank you for inspiring me. 3. Thank you for not killing me. 4. Thank you for being selfless. 5. Thank you for praying for me. 6. Thank you for giving me hugs. 7. Thank you for wiping my nose. 8. Thank you for giving me mercy. 9. Thank you for family devotions. 10. Thank you for having my sibling. 11. Thank you for giving birth to me. 12. Thank you for paying for the bills. 13. Thank you for washing my dishes. 14. Thank you for loving me everyday. 15. Thank you for changing my diapers. 16. Thank you for saying your bad puns. 17. Thank you for tucking me in at night. 18. Thank you for teaching me patience. 19. Thank you for making me do chores. 20. Thank you for working your 24/7 job. 21. Thank you for making photo albums. 22. Thank you for making rules to follow. 23. Thank you for never giving up on me. 24. Thank you for supporting my dreams. 25. Thank you for buying me new clothes. 26. Thank you for forcing me to apologize. 27. Thank you for accepting my apologies. 28. Thank you for making Sunday lunches. 29. Thank you for telling me to act my age. 30. Thank you for being a great role model. 31. Thank you for rocking me back to sleep. 32. Thank you for loving God more than me. 33. Thank you for caring about my wellbeing. 34. Thank you for using your time to help me. 35. Thank you for giving me second chances. 36. Thank you for buying me food and drinks. 37. Thank you for being fugal with the money. 38. Thank you for teaching me how to forgive. 39. Thank you for sometimes giving me space. 40. Thank you for loving me more than yourself. 41. Thank you for paying for me to have braces. 42. Thank you for helping me when I got injured. 43. Thank you for telling me what is best for me. 44. Thank you for making every single meal ever. 45. Thank you for forcing me ago eat vegetables. 46. Thank you for letting me eat all the ice cream. 47. Thank you for helping me with my homework. 48. Thank you for driving me to my friends house. 49. Thank you for tying my shoes when I couldn’t. 50. Thank you for sending me to boarding school. 51. Thank you for calling me out when I was lying. 52. Thank you for taking me to church on Sunday. 53. Thank you for teaching me how to make eggs. 54. Thank you for making sure I used my manners. 55. Thank you for coming to my basketball games. 56. Thank you for making me do grammar classes. 57. Thank you for teaching me to be a hard worker. 58. Thank you for being the best mom in the world. 59. Thank you for finding something that I can’t find. 60. Thank you for checking up on me when I am out. 61. Thank you for teaching me how to handle money. 62. Thank you for telling me wear clothes that match. 63. Thank you for letting dad buy a car for me to use. 64. Thank you for showing me what sacrificial love is. 65. Thank you for teaching me to do my own laundry. 66. Thank you for caring about everyone in the family. 67. Thank you for teaching me how to handle conflict. 68. Thank you for admitting to me when you’re wrong. 69. Thank you for doing my laundry before I knew how. 70. Thank you for letting me get a drink at a restaurant. 71. Thank you for saying no to me when I didn’t need it. 72. Thank you for teaching me the importance of family. 73. Thank you for teaching me how to have persistence. 74. Thank you for teaching me to see the best in people. 75. Thank you for allowing me to have friends sleep over. 76. Thank you for teaching me how to respect my elders. 77. Thank you for doing your best to protect me from evil. 78. Thank you for teaching me the importance of hygiene. 79. Thank you for comforting me when I had a bad dream. 80. Thank you for saying hello to me when you come home. 81. Thank you for being patient when I would slam my door. 82. Thank you for laughing at the occasional funny joke I say. 83. Thank you for encouraging me when I do something right. 84. Thank you for making our house consistently look amazing. 85. Thank you for forgiving me even though I hurt your feelings. 86. Thank you for dealing with my sin in the form of punishment. 87. Thank you for making me a cake for me every single birthday. 88. Thank you for buying the useless toys I didn’t need was a child. 89. Thank you for challenging me when I thought I knew everything. 90. Thank you for dragging me to the doctors for our yearly physicals. 91. Thank you for letting us get a dog even when you didn’t want one. 92. Thank you for teaching me school from kindergarten to 12th grade. 93. Thank you for not slapping me every time I ever said “That’s not fair!” 94. Thank you for not saying I’m dumb when I would worry about dumb things. 95. Thank you for answering my questions even when they were dumb questions. 96. Thank you for marrying dad, because if you didn’t I never would have been born. 97. Thank you for answering the phone when I’m in the next room, just because I didn’t want to get out of bed. 98. Thank you for drinking Dr Pepper while you were pregnant so I would know how good it was from birth. 99. Thank you for spending 17 years praying that I would be saved. 100. Thank you for teaching me that God is the way, the truth and the life.
By Andrew Sprott6 years ago in Families
Hello, Welcome to Grief
Hello all! I want to start writing a chain of articles dealing with how we handle grief and bereavement in this crazy world today; it's an inevitable fact that as humans we will all die eventually. I'm sorry to be blunt, but it's just something that we will all have to deal with. When I was 20 years old, I was thrown into this select group of kids who have lost a parent before they're old enough to rent a car. No one tells you what it's going to be like after one or more of your parents leaves the planet, but if I can drive one thing home, it's that through death there is life. Death is a natural game changer in our lives, and there is truth in that through death there is rebirth, so I would like introduce myself by sharing my experience with death.
By Megan Beers6 years ago in Families
6 Tips for Less Stress Parenting
Are the kids driving you bonkers? Do you feel stressed out all the time and in need of some help? Whether you are a new parent, or you have a toddler, school age, or teenager, parenting can be hard, especially if the other parent isn’t able to be involved. Let’s take a closer look at what stress can do to you and tips to help relieve some of it too.
By Paisley Hansen6 years ago in Families
