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Four Great Last Minute Christmas Activity Ideas
There’s not long to go until the big day, but if you have a young family, it can be difficult to keep the kids entertained in that short gap between the end of school and Christmas day. And what’s more, with all the food and presents you should have bought and wrapped by now, it’s likely you won’t want to spend too much money keeping the little ones entertained between now and the big day. So what can you do to keep them entertained over the next few days, without having to spend any money?
By Jaime Hunter 6 years ago in Families
I'm biracial, damn it
I'm black, I roughly have the same shade as the two arms on the left. I'm in between. When I was growing up, my mom and dad are the same shade as me but one thing didn't sit right with me by the time I got a little older, my grandmother and my sister are lighter than the rest of us including some of my uncles so when it was time to look into my family tree for a school project, I found something intriguing. Other than the fact that my great grandfather was a WWII veteran, he was white and for years, I've always gaped if that changes things for me but my stepdad was always telling me and my siblings that we're 100% black.
By Don Anderson II6 years ago in Families
I Will Write the Rest
The earliest memory I have from my childhood is of my father dropping me. I can't recall his face. I don't know whether my mother was there or how old I was or what I was wearing. I can only remember the pure joy of looking out of the huge window, over the city lights, as he held me high above his head and as he laughed with me. He wanted me to see this sight whose beauty he knew I would not understand until much later. But he hoped I would store it up and think about it when I needed reminding that the world is a good place. He wanted me to feel his happiness, if only for a moment, fleeting like his own. And I did. Until his arms, unsteady from all he'd had to drink so that he could forget these foreign thoughts, faltered. And his hands shook. And he let me fall right through them.
By Heather Richmond6 years ago in Families
Welcome to your new home
Welcome! I’m so happy you picked this house. I don’t know who you are or where you’re from, but I’m glad you found a home. I know you don’t know me, and for all you know I’m just a person behind a keyboard. Well, I grew up in this house. I wanted to share some stories about the house. You have no idea what the walls would say if they could talk, but I do. I lived it.
By macy darcie6 years ago in Families
Remove Holiday Stress by Removing Toxic People
The season is upon us again. Now is the time of year when you’ll be bombarded with countless articles offering advice on how to deal with unpleasant relatives at Thanksgiving and Christmas. How to keep the peace between MAGA-hat wearing uncle Roy and vegan cousin Andrew. How to avoid all-out war over deep-frying the turkey or going traditional roasted with stuffing. And exactly how much gin it takes to muffle the worst of the impeachment debate.
By John Teehan6 years ago in Families
