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Everybody Lies
Everybody says you have to respect your elders, despite if they respect you or not. They say respect is a thing you earn, unless it’s to your elders, then respect must always be given. I do not believe in that phrase. Being an elder does not give you the right to belittle and shame the young. Respect is earned, no matter who you are. The level of respect varies from person to person; some give it away quickly, some keep it until it is blatantly evident that respect has been earned. It all depends on the person.
By Rocket Man8 years ago in Families
This Marriage Thing
My husband and I hit that five-year mark just last month. How does it feel you ask? I wish I had a clear answer. They say that if you can make it through the first five years than the marriage has a better chance of lasting, I cannot say that I wholeheartedly agree with that statement.
By Iammethats AlliCanbe8 years ago in Families
Two Homes Are Better Than None
If you’d have told me 10 years ago that I’d enter my journey into motherhood unmarried and barely out of college, I’d have laughed. It’s easy to watch movies or shows and see how awful it seems. Mom and dad fighting for time, trying to be the better parent, and at each other’s throats about money, just to name a few of the complications. Let me explain the way my sons dad and I have kept the peace his entire life without stressing each other out.
By Kayla Raye8 years ago in Families
Know When to Shut Up
You’ll get to the hospital, probably hungry and sweaty. But you won’t know what's going on. Nobody will. But don’t ask. Don’t ask much of anything. Until you’re in your own house again. And even then, tread lightly. Its about her. There is a gender political vortex in play here. I thought as a dad who showed up, and a dad who had made it clear I wanted to learn something, I would be appreciated. I was wrong.
By Conor Miggan8 years ago in Families
10 Signs Your Mother-In-Law Hates You
Ah yes... mother-in-laws. You either have a mother-in-law that loves you dearly, or a mother-in-law that hates your guts. There are even times when your mother-in-law hates you for no apparent reason. Even though you didn't particularly do anything wrong to cause your MIL to hate you, there are certainly reasons why she does. You probably didn't do anything wrong... you're just you. And that's what she doesn't like.
By Lilliana Backman8 years ago in Families
Maybe
Do you know that I cyber stalk you? When it first happened, I would creep all day long. It was an obsession. I don't know why. Was it to get mad about your life? Maybe? Was it to torture myself? Perhaps. It could have been just plain disbelief that you could be all over Facebook or Instagram smiling. How are you smiling after what you did to me? To my family? To your husband and your family? I would criticize everything about you. How your hair was, or how ugly you looked. You have a really stupid smile and teeth did you know that? And that picture of you in the bathing suit? I laughed at that for a week. I see your flaws. I see each and every flaw in your pictures. To anyone that doesn’t know you or know what you did, you look perfectly normal, pretty even sometimes. But I know better. I know that behind your smiling face lives a heartless, lying girl.
By sara gockley8 years ago in Families
Sleepwalking Through Sundays
It's time for church. Your mother's voice travels up the stairs and wakes you from the fog of sleep. She wants to know if you'll eat breakfast at home. As you slip back into the fog, you begin to dream of the doughnuts waiting for you at church. The traditional glazed doughnuts, ones with chocolate frosting, and your personal favorite, chocolate cake doughnuts. You smile to yourself as you think of how good one of the sugary breakfast treats would be paired with a glass of milk. That's when your mom's voice disturbs you once more and you remember her warning. "You really should start eating healthier, you won't be 17 forever." You call down with the answer you know your mother wants to hear. You'll have whatever she's having.
By Kassie Henry8 years ago in Families
How the Feeling of Guilt Made Me Stronger
“Why are you tired? Doesn't your wife stay home?” —Cindy, my husband’s prying coworker My husband and I are both teachers...kind of. While he goes to school everyday, I have the privilege of staying home and teaching our nine-month-old daughter. While I do have a teaching certification, our daughter decided to come into this world before I could get my career going. After looking into various child-sitting options, we couldn't justify having someone watch our daughter while I taught someone else's kids. I'd be making maybe a hundred dollars a week after deducting daycare costs; it didn't make a whole lot of sense to us.
By Kate Backus8 years ago in Families
