extended family
All about how to stay connected, strengthen ties and talk politics with your big, happy extended family.
So Black
Maybe it was the milk?.. That's what I used to wonder about as a child, was it milk that spilled on me? Is that why I look like this? Is -that- why Dad jokingly called me "The milkman's baby?" That must've been it, the milk turned my skin white, and made my hair all smooth.
By Amber Pierce5 years ago in Families
How to put together a challenging project
I’m here again, laying in bed, watching tv and looking at the ceiling. The fan is not on this time. Kinda cool for the staying of summer. My mind wonders about a project I wanted to do for my son. A legacy for him to keep and proudly show it to his family and why not- his wife’s family. I wanted to write a book where nice, attracting characteristics of an specific area where known, and why not the well known ones. It is going to be something different. A family tree inspired. It didn’t include the usual tree or those plain boring excel type graph format.
By Chacha Jaramillo5 years ago in Families
What a day with depression looks like?
Around over 16 million adults in the United States are estimated to have experienced at least a single episode of depression. These are the only those who seek treatment. I dream of a day when we can talk about mental health specifically depression in the same way as we discuss physical health. It would ease off the burden of societal pressure which a patient experiences while going through the process of therapy. Depression hurts. And while we frequently associate this mental illness with emotional pain like sadness and feelings of hopelessness, research shows that depression can present itself physically too in terms of a pain. While we don’t think of depression as physical pain, some societies do, especially the ones where it is “taboo” to openly talk about mental health.
By soft reboot wellness5 years ago in Families
Recipes from YouTube
I have a slight addiction to YouTube. In truth, I probably watch it too much; I am often recommended videos I have already watched I’m on the site that much. But a lot of good content creators upload their videos on a set schedule with a bonus video uploaded every now and then. I know what days my preferred channels upload their videos. Although there are a few that don’t upload on a set schedule, which does keep me coming back to see if I’ve got something new to watch. It gives me a good excuse to procrastinate, even though I know I shouldn’t.
By Heather A Mayson5 years ago in Families
Changes
Changes I carried popsicles, green, red, blue, orange, and yellow. They weren’t frozen yet, but I figured I would have ample time to turn them into their complete state seeing how I was on my way to another new family. I remember pulling out of the driveway, the sound of my grandpa's old Cadillac creating enough pressure on the ground to shoot a couple of stray rocks towards the neighbors’ yards, the smell of leather and cigarettes tainted the air as I rolled my window down to enjoy the summer breeze. I wasn't sure how I felt at the time and maybe I still don't. To be honest, most of my childhood is a blur, but there is enough to piece certain events together to paint a picture. Now that I am much older and have had experiences of my own I can relate the feeling in my stomach as I left my grandparents’ towards my new adventure. How I felt walking up to my first day at a new job, butterflies seeming to be trapped in heavy steel cages as they fluttered around my stomach or when my children were born and I held their little finger in my hand the thoughts of the future whirling around in my head.
By David A Zaffino5 years ago in Families
The Maternal Family Tree of Jonathan Van Ness
Jonathan Van Ness was born on March 28th, 1987 in Quincy, Illinois to Jonathan Lyle Van Ness and Mary McDonald Oakley. Van Ness has been openly gay since he was young and he was one of the few openly gay students at his school. He later became the first male cheerleader and received a scholarship for cheerleading from the University of Arizona. He would later drop out of the program and pursued a career as a hairdresser at the Aveda Institute in Minneapolis. He is now the grooming expert on the Netflix show Queer Eye and hosts the podcast Getting Curious. He married his husband Mark Peacock in early 2020.
By Bradley Greenland5 years ago in Families
Budding Artist
There was a time, art was all there was...besides my faith, I was totally immersed in creating art of many kinds. Drawing, Charcoal, Pastels, Graphite. Painting, Acrylic, Oil, Watercolor. Silk Screen Printing. Photography. Photo Silk Screening.
By Attila Jacob Ferenczi5 years ago in Families
The Anatomy of My Heart
As a craft artist and maker I love process. I love handling different materials and merging them together in unlikely pairings or compositions. One of my favourite material categories to work with is found objects, of which I have many boxes worth labeled and tucked away in my art supply closet. When I need the perfect stone, feather, piece of bark or bone, coupled with random bits of vintage wallpaper or photographs I can go to my collection of found objects and know I will find just the right thing.
By Kari Woo Contemporary Art Jewellery5 years ago in Families
Why Are We So Inspired By Royal Families?
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex, have been seen as an inspiration since the revelation that they spent last Easter delivering food to the needy. However, they aren’t the only royals that people find inspiring, and there are a number of reasons why so many of us look up to royal families around the world. From their major responsibilities to their ability to make significant change in the world, here are just a few reasons that royals are so admired by much of the world’s population.
By Saanvi Seo5 years ago in Families
