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ASD Snapshot: Two Dogs
I am at Erik’s college and I cross paths with Marla, the free-spirited fortune teller. We immediately break into big smiles and hug. Marla isn’t really a fortune teller, but if you didn’t know, you would think she was. Her own son playfully calls her a cartoon character; and if she were one, she would be drawn in animated strokes, round, vibrant, small but large in presence.
By Teresa Hedley5 years ago in Families
Empty Nest
My first son was born when I was just 16 years old. So it's safe to say that I have become accustomed to figuring things out as I go along in life. 23 years and 2 more kids later, I've managed to keep us all alive.
By Shanz R. Smith5 years ago in Families
Baby Love
Fatherhood has changed me. Whereas once I would have entered a hospital room full of hesitation and self-doubt, today I don’t want to enter at all. Beyond this door is a baby. And what do I know about babies? This: they’re odd looking and they break easily.
By Guy Sigley5 years ago in Families
Hickory Creek, Inc.
It was one of those extremely hot summer days. The kind of day when you looked for any excuse to stay inside. Unfortunately, my parents were tired of my brother, Linus, and me sitting around the television. So, they sent us into the blistering heat. Someone alert DHS!
By Jeremy Jewitt5 years ago in Families
Becoming A Father
New Year's resolutions. Whether or not we write them down, make mental notes, pray for them, or even shout them from the rooftops, everyone hopes that the new year will bring some sort of positive change or improvement upon their lives. I have certainly never been the exception. Every year my resolutions circled the same themes. Weight loss. More money. Nicer house. Less debt. Hardly original goals but realistically the more common amongst most people I would imagine. Every year it was the same thing, and every year as the months dragged on they faded away into the mundane everyday goal of simply surviving.
By Jon Jones5 years ago in Families
Never Set Out to Raise Happy Children
How we are going to raise our kids is the second major decision we make as parents after we grapple over our hopes and dreams on which gender we’ve wanted since we were born. Actually, some parents are paying big bucks to choose the gender of their baby.
By Tiff5 years ago in Families
Home Schooling – Arghhhh!
So who loves, home schooling? Yay!! Don’t you just love having to work from home, plus do home schooling? Of course you do!
By Kaarina Vanderkamp5 years ago in Families
Journal Entry 1-31-21
Well folks, it is another day at 7:48 and my computer is dead. Not knowing what my children have done with my charger. So I am on my phone. Trying to think of extra and exciting parts to my story. I am writing for the vocal challenge.
By Audie Edwards5 years ago in Families
Love, Loss and everything in between
If you have children in your life you know there are those moments of pure amazement and wonder. This little person might have come to you as a result of planning and conceiving, through adoption, fostering, in your role as Auntie or Uncle, or even as a teacher or coach. And it doesn't really matter what your connection is to that life, because regardless of how that bond was fostered, you have shared something special, a spark that binds you to them.
By sarah rosellini5 years ago in Families
How To Teach Daughters About Love
My father wanted a son. My grandfather prayed for a grandson. My mother named me Milo. God laughed and gave them me instead — a girl.
By Oberon Von Phillipsdorf5 years ago in Families
What Is The Underlying Cause of Bullying?
Knowledge Acquisition and the Social Self Social cognition seeks to explain how people perceive themselves and other people. When one understands that cognition is the process of acquiring knowledge, one can then understand the meaning of social cognition. The most straightforward meaning being the process of acquiring knowledge about one’s social environment through the impressions that are formed based on bias and our subjective impressions.
By VNessa Erlene5 years ago in Families
Have You Thought of Foundational Things that You would Want to Give Your Children?
If you asked many in the age bracket of 45 and above, without a doubt, 40% (even much research confirms that if you google) might say they have regrets in life. They might say that they had done a few things differently or they have had a mentor.
By Ganesh Kuduva5 years ago in Families