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.

7 Signs Counseling Might Help a Struggling Family Household
Family stress tends to build without much warning. Tension becomes part of the routine, showing up in quiet withdrawals, frequent sighs, or constant irritability. As stress becomes more deeply embedded in everyday moments, it slowly reshapes how family members interact. When harmony feels replaced by survival, counseling often becomes the bridge back to emotional clarity.
By Piper Burch9 months ago in Families
The Silence Between Seconds
There are moments in life that stretch longer than they should. Not because time changes—but because you do. Those are the moments when you hear the silence between seconds. When you pause just long enough to realize everything is moving forward without you.
By Aminullah9 months ago in Families
It's Time To Tell You
In the wake of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s recent commentaries on autism, I've felt something stir in me that has been dormant for a long time. I've been quiet long enough, I have kept my head down and plowed through personal trials for years, focused only on putting out the next fire and the next, without a lot of thought about anything else. Today with autism and education featuring so heavily in the news, I feel like it's time for me to look up, to open my mouth, pick up my pen, and speak.
By Rachel Stogner9 months ago in Families
Hairdo Holyland
Hairdo Holyland In the spring of 2002, amid the violence of the second Intifada, my father and I were in the waiting room of a beauty salon in the German Colony in Jerusalem. His thinning hair had become difficult to manage. Don’t worry, he said as we waited. This is a very classy place. He had read about it in a Hebrew newspaper and said the hairdresser was Russian trained in France, and considered a genius with difficult hair. She can even do a dry perm he said, and I remembered how proud he was of his hair before chemotherapy had made it fall out.
By Sarwar Zeb9 months ago in Families
Cheating in Love: When Looks and Temptation Take Over. AI-Generated.
Cheating doesn’t always come with warning signs. Sometimes, everything seems fine, and then — just like that — it happens. A message. A meet-up. A secret. And suddenly, someone who once said, “I’ll never hurt you,” is the one breaking your heart.
By Malik Sultan9 months ago in Families
I Love You, And I Can’t Remember Your Face
I think I remember your hair—that unique, cherry-black color, almost with a purplish hue, cut in a short, cropped bob that framed your face. I think you had bangs, too. I could ask my mom if that’s true. Did Grandma have bangs? I know she remembers, and then I would know for sure. But I’ll never ask her; I don’t want to make her sad. Unlike me, I know she remembers you enough. So instead, I open old picture books and I see you there, clear as day. I realized I knew you had bangs all along.
By angela hepworth9 months ago in Families
My Father’s Absence
I was just a child when my world changed forever. My father passed away when I was too young to understand the full weight of loss, but old enough to feel the emptiness he left behind. His absence was a silent shadow that followed me through my childhood at birthdays, at school events, in quiet moments when I needed his voice the most.
By Christine Jeruto9 months ago in Families
The Day Silence Screamed
A Village of Quiet Faces In a faraway valley hidden between gray hills and quiet rivers, there was a village called Meerabad a place so silent that even the wind moved softly. The people there lived with zipped lips, cautious hearts, and eyes full of unspoken thoughts. Children played without laughter, weddings had no music, and even tears were wiped away quietly.
By Muhammad Hayat9 months ago in Families
The Silent War : A daughter's story
From the outside, he was my father—on the inside, he was my tormentor. It all started long before my birth when my mother and father met and started dating. They dated for 2 years and when the topic of marriage came, my father refused. He was a playboy, all he wanted was women, lot and lots of women and a bachelor life. My mother wanted to marry him. With family pressure and stuffs, they got married. My mother was tortured physically and mentally in her in-laws house by my father, as she was not able to give dowry during the wedding.
By Phoenix9 months ago in Families
My mother died during childbirth, and I became her nemesis and was abused by my stepmother. When I grew up, I gave my aunt a villa, but my stepmother came to snatch the house away?
Beginning: Many years later, I gave my aunt a big villa. On the day of the housewarming party, she said with tears in her eyes: "I finally made it."
By Lucian9 months ago in Families
Dear Mrs. Morris
“You did what!?” Margot cried. "Calm down, honey, please!” Arthur begged his wife. "How can you expect me to calm down when you just signed up for..."
By Mira Liu9 months ago in Families
When the Call Finally Reached Him
Amir was 27. To the world, he was doing okay — a degree in business, a decent job at a marketing agency in Manchester, his own car, and even a growing TikTok following. He posted funny skits, lip-syncs, and the occasional gym update. Life seemed full.
By Md Johirul Islam9 months ago in Families