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Special Advice for Daddies and Children
Today is Father's Day. To others, it is just June 17, 2018. To me, it is a day to say HAPPY DADDY'S DAY to the greatest Dad on the planet-mine! Unfortunately, I will be standing at the foot of my parents' grave and telling my Dad to have a Happy Daddy's Day. I have to believe in my heart that he will hear me.
By Maurice Bernier8 years ago in Families
10 Best Pregnancy Apps for Expecting Mothers
There is nothing more amazing or crazy as pregnancy. I can guarantee it will be one of the greatest roller coaster rides of your life. There will be plenty of ups and downs. Yeah, you might have nausea and raging hormones, but you will also have ultrasounds, lots of devoted attention from friends and family, and hopefully be showered with lots of love and gifts. You’re growing a human being, and in my opinion, you should be treated as a queen for the next 40 weeks. You hold the key to the survival of our species!
By Sherry Campbell8 years ago in Families
Father
"If you dont have time, make time" My father was, is, the driving force behind my identity. And he was not a good father. By no means was he a decent father. But he was my father. And I love him, regardless of his flaws. Regardless of mine.
By Luis Tomas Graveley Jr8 years ago in Families
Praying for Strength
Let’s start with the beginning, which always seems like a good place to begin. My memories are fuzzy when it comes to life before 5 years old, but I can remember those 5 years as being happy, with good feelings and the excitement of my first sister’s birth.
By Kat Leeshue8 years ago in Families
I Blame My Childhood
I blame my childhood This is the reason so many present for the addiction, affliction, or damage they have to their character.
By Jacky Montgomery8 years ago in Families
'Mumming It' and Keeping Your Sanity...
I want to talk about being a Mum and keeping your sanity... First of all I'll give you a little perspective into my story.
By Cat E More8 years ago in Families
Daddy's Girl
Everyone has their ideal favorite parent. Someone that they are closer to and that they love so much they feel they will die if they lost them. I was and will always be Daddy's Girl. My father William Thompson was in the military, the Airforce. He retired with a disability and worked at a grocery store; he helped bag everything at the local Commissary on the Air Force Base. He met my mom by bagging her groceries but also because he knew her cousin's husband as they both worked together. My mom was born in The Philippines and immigrated here to The United States. She and my father met and after a year they married and soon had me in 1998.
By Jan Jas8 years ago in Families
A Hurt Unlike Any Other
My grandmother Bertha was one of the most important people in my life. There wasn’t one step I took through life where she wasn’t right there beside me. Right there beside us all. She was the hand we had to hold, and the rock we didn’t deserve. While she had her flaws, as we all do, she was perfect in all of our eyes. With all of her roughness, her trauma, and her radiance, she was perfect.
By Malichi Neil Morris8 years ago in Families
Cloth Diapering for Beginners
Switching from disposable to cloth diapers has been such a success for my family and I. I was fortunate enough to have cloth diapers handed to me but at the time I knew nothing about them. After researching and reading how the wash routine is specified to your washer and water hardness, all the many different brands and inserts, I was even more confused than when I knew nothing! I honestly was so close to not even trying but I am so glad I did (and so is my bank account).
By Lauren Haley8 years ago in Families
My New Journey Into Stay at Home Momma-hood
What comes to mind when you hear the words “stay at home Mom”? Do you picture her in a robe and slippers, binge watching her favorite show while sipping a nice glass of red? Do you envision her drowning in a dog pile of children, not having showered in days? Quite honestly, my experiences thus far have proven it’s kind of a combination of both.
By Jean River8 years ago in Families
Rose Robbins
Most people thought her cutthroat attitude and strong independence was due to some sort of trauma. They said it was the only explanation as to why she was so cold and distant. Rose rarely smiled. She didn't have a reason to. Not yet. She had a goal and would do everything she could to reach it. She spoke up and never hesitated to share her opinions.
By Hannah Fricker8 years ago in Families
Boymom
I am a boy mom. I have a boy who is 23, a son of 15, and a Grandson of 16 months. So for 23 years, I have been a boy mom. I have fixed enough food to feed a small county, fried enough chicken to hang with Kentucky Fried Chicken, grilled enough steak to get a medal at the Sizzler, and cooked enough frozen pizza to own stock in Totinos. Yes, I am the lady at the grocery store that no one wants to be behind. You smile but don’t make eye contact as you skim the contents of my buggy. Nope, not getting behind the grocery hoarder lady so just move on. Surely that woman is shopping for a month. Nope, just a week at the house of empty vessels. Where food goes down a never ending tube of teen boys to never be seen again. Nope, I will never be seen in the ten items or less line, nor in the self check lane. Big box stores are my friend as well as the SUV I drive to track it all home. I tried about a year ago to go the small car route. I could only have one other person with me if I was getting groceries and because my son is an athlete, I was getting a greasy ugly stain above my window where his head would hit when I turned and his sweaty hair brushed up against it after practice. Can you say Gross!? What’s on you car roof? Just sweaty nastiness from my son's head. Super fun to explain to friends who happen to be in my car. Oh, boymom fun let me tell ya.
By K. jones8 years ago in Families