extended family

All about how to stay connected, strengthen ties and talk politics with your big, happy extended family.

A Multitude of Blessings
Today was Thanksgiving here in the United States. I am nestled in tonight in a warm home with heat, two adorable children who got to spend the day with their Mommy, and my boyfriend. I have had a lot of things lately that I am not exactly thankful for, but I wanted to take a moment to count my blessings.
By The Schizophrenic Mom2 months ago in Families
From Poverty to Prosperity: Evan’s Unexpected Journey. AI-Generated.
Evan lived with his mother in a small village just outside a noisy, fast-growing city. Their home was a tiny room built from old bricks and a patched metal roof that rattled every time the wind blew. Money was never enough. Some nights, Evan went to sleep hungry, pretending he was full so his mother wouldn’t worry.
By StoryVerse2 months ago in Families
Touchy Topics Not to Talk About at Family Gatherings
It is good for families to get together at special times of the year to see one another and to celebrate the occasion. It is customary for families to be in one central location on holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, and funerals. When large groups of relatives get together, some tend to say things that are not pleasing to others.
By Margaret Minnicks2 months ago in Families
Nick Cannon's Daughter Wasn't Throwing Shade
Monroe "Roe" Cannon, daughter of Nick Cannon and pop singer/ "Queen of Christmas music" Mariah Carey posted on Instagram addressing about her siblings from her father. The 14-year-old took to Instagram sharing on her story about claiming her twin sibling as her only sibling and as the rest of her younger half siblings as half’s.
By Gladys W. Muturi2 months ago in Families
Should’ve, Could’ve, Would’ve:
Should’ve, Could’ve, Would’ve: Lessons from the Cage There’s a stage in life I call the “should’ve, could’ve, would’ve” stage. It’s not a place you visit once—it’s a recurring room in the mind, a cage of hindsight and reflection. I’ve spent years pacing that cage, looking back at choices I made and the ones I didn’t. It’s the mental space where regret meets realization, where you ask yourself: “What if I had done things differently?” It’s the place where I should have been thinking, “I should, I could, I would.” But I wasn’t.
By Ceaser Greer Jr2 months ago in Families
Gift in My Veins
I used to think my story began the day I was born. A small cry in a cold hospital room. A name written on a certificate. A family gathering around a newborn, smiling through tired eyes.
By Nangyal khan2 months ago in Families
Fate or Fluke? You Decide.
Let me ask you something straight up: Do you believe in coincidences, or do you feel like everything in life is somehow arranged? For those of you who lean toward the idea that things just happen by random chance, I’ve pulled together five strange, real-life examples that might just make you rethink everything.
By Areeba Umair2 months ago in Families
The Sacred Bond: A Journey Through Marriage in Islam
The Beginning: The Foundation of Love and Purpose Marriage — a word that holds the essence of life, love, responsibility, and completion. In the world’s eyes, marriage is merely a contract between two people. But in Islam, it is far more than that — it is an act of worship, a Sunnah of the beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, and a sacred bond designed by Allah Himself.
By Anees Khan2 months ago in Families
Our Old Blue Blanket
The blanket wasn’t much to look at. It was the kind of faded blue that came from years of sun, washing machines, and being dragged around by small hands that didn’t yet know what “delicate” meant. Its edges were frayed. The fabric had thinned in the middle, worn down from the hundreds of nights somebody pulled it close. But in our family, that old blue blanket held a place no expensive quilt or store-bought comforter ever could.
By Jhon smith2 months ago in Families
How to Deal With a Husband That Is Always Angry
Ladies... I'm writing today from the place where men's anger truly stems the place where we try to hide our failures, pressures, and damaged self-esteem.
By Understandshe.com2 months ago in Families
The Blood-Dimmed Tide. AI-Generated.
The Hannigan family didn't have a history. They had a bloodline. It was a thing discussed in hushed tones at funerals, a dark, coiling root system buried deep beneath the respectable surface of their lives. They were doctors, lawyers, and architects now, but the family crest—unofficial and unspoken—was a closed fist.
By HAADI2 months ago in Families
The Secret City of Shoulders. AI-Generated.
When I took the job at “Sundown Gardens,” I thought I knew what to expect. I was a nursing student, eager to practice my skills. I saw the residents as a checklist of needs: medication, mobility, nutrition. They were patients, their lives reduced to a slow, gentle decline towards an inevitable end. I had no idea I was walking into a secret workshop for the soul.
By HAADI2 months ago in Families