humanity

Humanity begins at home.

African Americans Cant Have Patriotism
As we all sort out our emotionalism around the exit of the United States from Afghanistan, I used this time to reflect on what this meant for me. I am an African American man, born in this country, in Ohio, son of a railroad worker and a nurse. I have felt the heaviness of racism and white supremacy my entire life.
By Greg B.4 years ago in Families
Individualized Revolution
Individualized Revelation When a child is brought up in unfortunate situations such as being abused, ignore, mistreated, assaulted, criticized, bullied and so on… that child will grow up with the same feeling that they felt as a child. Some of the decisions that a child makes as an adult are sometimes being delivered by the child and not the adult. We have to be very careful in judging people by their actions without knowing their story. A lot of times a child will grow up with no corrective actions taken into consideration by the adults in their lives, so they continue down a path of destruction and will either repeat their childhood traumas or make other decisions based off of those traumas without knowing it.
By NAELLA'S COLLECTION4 years ago in Families
The Single Mother
Every job in life comes with some kind of training and skill requirements. There's a schedule, a certain day to get paid, expectations of growing at the job for a higher position or even moving on to a career. No amount of time, knowledge, money or growth can prepare you for having a child. When a mother makes the conscious decision to have a baby, she must know that no matter the obstacles, short comings or setbacks, that will always be her first job and number one priority. When someone makes the decision to become a parent, they give up the role of responsibility for themselves only.
By Annette S4 years ago in Families
A day with Gram
"Is she breathing?" "Yes, she's awake and alert and in a lot of pain, she can't get up and says she hit her head." "Paramedics are on their way, please don't move her and be ready to flag them down." The shortest 41 second phone calls, the most painful 2 minute wait while someone you love is in agony.
By Crystal Ayers4 years ago in Families
Many Hats
I have the most rewarding, enjoyable, hardest, most frustrating, irritating, and consuming jobs on the planet... But one is ore important than any of the others.
By Debora Dyess4 years ago in Families
Any Little Bit Helps
Everyone has been affected by COVID-19. Whether it was testing positive, losing a loved one, or losing your job; to name a few, COVID-19 knocked on your door.
By Claude Rushia 4 years ago in Families
Car!!!
CAR!!!! I was watching an Arizona Diamondback game some years ago when there was a break in the action. Mark Grace, the Diamondback’s analyst promptly yelled out “CAR!.”
By roy Slezak4 years ago in Families
Homeschool Havok
Ok so a little background here I am a mom of three . A fourteen year old girl, a ten year old boy and an eight year old boy . My fourteen year old wants to be a Ve terinary Biologist so , I homeschool all three kids . As you can imagine sometimes my house is total madness. Well we recently moved in with my mother - in - law . We have been doing a lot to set up the house so we have room and can coexist peacefully. I totally forgot that school was about to start and didn't have anything thing planned or gone over. I hadn't even had a chance to buy tablets , pencils, or folders. So away to the store to stock up on supplies. I woke up and realized I had two days to plan out my curriculum and set up the first few weeks of lessons. Needless to say it was awful and total chaos. My kids only got a few lessons done a day, and worksheets were being lost or left unfinished. We hadn't done spelling in two weeks. The only thing we could do was watch tv and walk the five acres around our new home. I wasted a ton of printer ink on things the kids refused to do , or that got misplaced. I was honestly a little afraid to do lessons in front of my mother-in-law . I didn't want to hear my kids needed to be in public school , or that they weren't learning what they should or would in school. I set a few lessons up about mushrooms and how to find them. For social studies I did a few lessons on Florida's lost tribes . I did a couple and things went ok although my boys tried to get away with a few things by playing to memaw but she knew what they were up to and called them out. My boys are still pushing against the new living situation and testing boundaries. My mother-in-law even helped me find a few books to help with lessons. We are switching curriculum to kid led , leaning towards an unschool format . My boys have fallen in love with this as they get a little more say in what they want to learn in history and science. They are finishing up Ancient Egypt right now. Reading , spelling, language arts, and math are a lot more structured . But they get to pick novels, and books we read. Math has more games to practice skills for the boys. My daughter has a curriculum focused on on veterinary biology with some marine biology . Alot of her reading she chooses based on her desired learning and some fiction. She does vocabulary and math based on grade level. Her geography is more structured but we add to it if she wants to learn more. She choose world history and geography this year. So I am making her lessons connect with the boys , so we can use movies and videos together. Although her worksheets are more in depth than theirs . So far it's working . I had forgotten that homeschooling is made to be flexible and fun. I can change things a little or alot to fit what works best for us. So remember if y'all are looking at homeschooling it can be fun and easy but overwhelming and chaotic too. Also please know that there is a big difference between homeschool and cyber or online school . I will get into that next time. Hope y'all enjoyed my first attempt at an article.
By Rose Ulrich4 years ago in Families
Beautiful Chaos
SUNDAY January 19, 2020 My red hair is up with waves flowing down my shoulders and around my face. I have glittery sand colored make up on to help my dark blue eyes pop. My full lips are rose colored. I decided to wear boots, tight jeans, and a flowy navy top just low cut enough. I’m curvacious with a slim waist, but I’m definitely not a Beyonce. I’m more plump than that. Cold January wind whirls up around as I slide through the front doors to Barnes & Nobles. I’m walking towards the business section and there I think he is. “Eli?” I ask, hoping I’m not embarrassing myself to a complete stranger. “Yes ma’am. You must be Andrea,” Eli says with a southern twang and crooked half smile. “I thought you’d be in the business section with you having your own business and all,” I informed him. He chuckles,”Welp ya caught me.” Eli has dark brown hair in a short faded style. He has a muscular build and is just a few inches taller than me. His green eyes twinkle with crows feet. This man is absolutely charming.
By Andrea Rachelle4 years ago in Families
The Fruit of Hope
She (and her husband) were the only ones who knew the secret of why this was the best tree in the neighborhood. Not only was its fruit the most delectable, it was also abundant beyond reasonable. The foliage was lush and the tree seemed to grow at such an unnatural rate.
By Maria Calderoni4 years ago in Families
The last chance
The last chance to catch the warm sunbeams before the upcoming winter, people stretching like sleepy tomcats on the benches. Eva did not particularly care about warmth but she was coming to read in the park for the sake of fresh air. If the air anywhere in this city deserved to be called fresh, she thought and smiled dryly. Relatively fresh, then. Relativism wasn’t so bad in her opinion.
By Margot Zwiefka4 years ago in Families
Leaves
The expanse of literary conquest besets inadequacy. To summarize an event so large I shall endlessly find myself in it's strife, I humbly offer a synoptic quip.
By Julia Rae4 years ago in Families