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The Female Scrooge
I have always loved Christmas. Having my daughter usually makes me eager for Christmas to come. I've never had to receive a gift as long as I had my baby girl. That's all I've ever needed for Christmas. So what could have caused my boiling rage at the sight of a tree, or the sound of jingle bells?
By Jenonymous Pagonymous8 years ago in Families
"He Isn't Breathing On His Own"
I was diagnosed with Complete Placenta Previa early on in my 4th pregnancy. I had had a partial with my middle daughter but it thankfully moved. This time we weren't so lucky. It stayed exactly where it was the entire pregnancy thus resulting in needing to have a C-section at 36 weeks. I was scared out of my mind. My other children had been born naturally and without complication and I had no idea what to expect. My one and only fear the entire pregnancy is that my son would be born not breathing. I had nightmares about it, cried for hours over this fear, and it gripped me like a plague.
By Somer Michalski-Jones8 years ago in Families
Dealing with a Cryptic Pregnancy
Before I start my story, I want to start by saying that what I am about to reveal is true and fact. This is just my story. We have all heard the stories on the news of a woman goes into labor, has a baby, but she didn't know that the was pregnant, and we have all asked ourselves how did she not know that she was pregnant? Well, there are many reasons for this, but this is not my story. My story is a little different than this situation. My situation is that I'm currently about 21 weeks pregnant with twins, however, I cannot be medically diagnosed as being pregnant for every test that I have taken comes back negative and getting an ultrasound is tough also, since the doctors will not order one since the tests are negative.
By Tiffany Dew8 years ago in Families
Make Like Fergie and Get Back Your MILF Money 🍼💸
My current look is something like the "after" picture in a Don't do Meth campaign. I look like I literally reside in a dustbin. It wasn't always this way, in fact I used to have a shelf full of high end make-up and never left the house without GHDing the shit out of my hair. Now it's a quick spray of dry shampoo and I'm good to go. I've perfected the art of showering in a nanosecond, and I've learned how to make baggy jumpers work for me. I have moments of inspiration where I resolve to put a full face of makeup on every day and stick to a skincare routine for more than a week, but I always relapse. I need beauty rehab if there's such a thing.
By Eve Tawfick8 years ago in Families
How We Survived
You were supposed to be my forever. We weren't supposed to split up. We had the perfect family from the outside looking in. Yes we had our ups and downs just like any relationship, but we took a vow to be there for each other and stay with each other no matter what.
By Kristen Gonzales8 years ago in Families
My Life as a Mom
Life as a mom is very wonderful and hard at the same time. It's hard being a mom, because now you have to take care of yourself and the little ones. I never thought I would be a 24-year-old married mom of two little ones. I wasn't even supposed to have kids. My doctor told me that I couldn't have children. I was very upset and depressed. So I told my husband before we got married that I wasn't going to be able to give him children. Fast forward two weeks after our honeymoon, I was at work checking out a customer, and next thing I knew I blacked out. When I woke up, I was hooked up to an IV and my husband was sitting next to me.
By Shante Hernandez8 years ago in Families
How It Feels as a Daughter to Have a Toxic Mother
My mother has never ever physically harmed me in any way. But whenever I think of the treatment I've had from my mother, emotionally, the movie Mother Dearest pops into my head. Starting from when I was around 8 or 9 then gradually getting more horrible as time went by, my mother not only said things and did things that were inappropriate to me but also my 3 other sisters growing up. The most heartbreaking thing about it is, half the time there are genuine mother love moments I've received loving advice and concern; the other half has been nothing but damaging comments and selfish behavior.
By Juliet Samuels8 years ago in Families
Life as the Oldest Sibling
As I stated in “Lessons from my Internet Friend,” I am the oldest of two siblings. I have one sibling, a younger brother named Phillip. I would hope that my parents would’ve loved us equally throughout our lives, but as I have experienced, I really don’t think that this is the case.
By A. Alexis Kreiser8 years ago in Families
