grief
Losing a family member is one of the most traumatic life events; Families must support one another to endure the five stages of grief and get through it together.
The Worn Spot on the Floor
The smell of summer morning was replaced by the sweet aroma of bacon frying when I opened my grandma’s door. She always made sure there was plenty of that salty delicacy on the kitchen table because my cousin and I loved to graze on it all morning while consuming glass upon glass of the sweet tea in the brown ceramic pitcher.
By Ginger Gillenwater3 years ago in Families
Silence Grows
I have not spoken to my father since 2016, at least, not in the conversive sense. Words have passed between us in one sided conversations or quick reiterations that he will have nothing to do with me. Till 2018 I sent many emails and paintings to him, updates on my life, just as I had before I was banished. Of course, as my denial ended so did the emails.
By Laura Lann3 years ago in Families
Tributes Flood In For UK's Longest Serving Monarch
The UK's longest serving monarch has died. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully at Balmoral Castle on the afternoon of Thursday 8th September. The late queen died aged ninety six after being on the throne for seventy years.
By Ashish Prabhu3 years ago in Families
Mom and Dementia
“I was married? To who?” Ever since my dad passed away in 1993, my husband and I practically badgered mom to move in with us in our home on Long Island, NY. She kept refusing using the excuses that all of dad’s memories were in the house they shared.
By Margaret Brennan3 years ago in Families
Where did the Devil's Chair Urban Legend Come From?
The devil's chair became an urban legend when the benches that were so beautifully sculpted became no longer used over the years. Kids started to use them as a place for dares at midnight or on Halloween to see if the dared friend can stay there before the spirit gets them. Also known as legend tripping.
By Kerrie G.Diaz3 years ago in Families
Discovering Found Families
“But none of that really mattered. I had found my tribe. It felt like a family reunion for the family I'd never really known, a homecoming at the place where I was always meant to be but hadn't known how to find.” – David Levithan, Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story
By Jennifer M. Ward3 years ago in Families
Baptized By Death
The call I’ve been expecting for more than a decade came on Saturday afternoon just after St. Patrick’s Day. Looking down at my phone buzzing on the bathroom vanity, I see ‘Aunt Theresa’ and our photo from twenty years ago displayed somehow more intensely on my screen and I know it is here. All awareness left my body as I stood in my apartment, staring blankly into the bathroom mirror as my aunt heralds the message that the time has come to say goodbye to my father. In the midst of the long-awaited news flooding my hazy awareness, I’m ashamed of myself; ashamed the news Daddy’s time has come to cross over Jordan is not enough to keep me from noticing how dirty the bathroom mirror is and I need to do better about cleaning it.
By Brittany Shelby-Phillips3 years ago in Families
Lily Love
Mom was always vivacious and full of life. She loved to dance, play cards and socialize with friends. When she danced, her eyes lit up and there was a smile so big you couldn’t help but smile back. She loved to watch sports and was known to bet on a game or two. She was always alive, until she wasn’t. Mom passed away in 2010, it was then that my life changed in more than one way.
By Sue McGaughey3 years ago in Families
