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The boundless love a parent has for their child is matched only by their capacity to embarrass them.

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Perspective can be defining. One person’s bad decisions are often another person’s adventure. This dichotomy was a daily battle on family vacations between my cautious and rational mother and my fearless fly-by-the-seat-of-the-pants father.
By Suzanne Rudd Hamilton2 years ago in Families
I Left A Lot in San Francisco
The difference between being a preteen and a child on a family vacation is like the comparing Mount Everest to the dirt hill kids jump their bikes over. It’s a continental divide.
By Suzanne Rudd Hamilton2 years ago in Families
Saying Goodbye To The Other Woman. Top Story - August 2024.
In the beginning, she was merely a symbol, a wrecking ball that invaded our family and smashed it apart. I didn’t ask what her name was at first. If I knew her name, that would make her a real person who slept with my husband without a thought for his wife or his two young sons. In my grief was a speck of doubt that this was really happening and that my husband was walking out of our front door after sixteen years to be with her.
By Glenna Gill2 years ago in Families
Not Caring and Letting the Child Go and The Dangers of Imposing Opinions Without Explaining
We come to the point of ignorance and neglect. This neglect is one thing that will make the mistakes accumulate and the deviations that occur to them become a habit that will continue to be carried into adulthood. So, the attitude of parents in seeing mistakes, deviations, and errors in children, especially teenagers, is to try to overcome them and show concern for these problems.
By Dandan Muhamad Ramdan 2 years ago in Families
The Struggle Raising Children In The Age Of Technology.
The 90s were a weird soup of technological progress and traditionalism. I remember my childhood was full of playing outside, drawing, coloring, reading, and playing board games. When Playstation came out it was the coolest thing since sliced bread. And Internet? Whew!
By Hope Martin2 years ago in Families
Sorrow
'Just take some.’ ‘No thanks.’ ‘Please?’ Evelyn gave up and took a sweet. ‘Good, no?’ ‘Not bad,’ she laughed. The salty breeze had caused her mouth to dry, so she was thankful for the treat.
By Sian N. Clutton2 years ago in Families
Pearls are for Tears - Happy and Sad. Content Warning.
A/N: To start, an explanation of where I've been: Over Victoria Day Weekend (around May 20th, 2024), I went home to visit my family and meet my niece (Aurora) for the first time. My mom had recently been released from the hospital after a scare with blood clots. They weren't sure what caused them yet, but the suspicion was cancer. Not long after that weekend, the suspicion was confirmed: my mom had gallbladder cancer. A rare and sneaky form of cancer, it had already spread too far by the time we knew it was there. She sadly passed on June 25th, 2024. I wrote this as a speech that I gave during her celebration of life. With much encouragement from family, friends, and neighbours, I am now also sharing it here and on my ko-fi page for others to read. I don't feel right putting the usual call to action type things on this piece, so instead all I ask is that if there is someone in your life you've been meaning to talk to about something or just that you haven't talked to in a while, please make sure you tell them how you feel about them. You never know when your world will be turned upside down and you might lose the chance.
By Kelsey Clarey2 years ago in Families
A Modern Day Carolyn
This is dedicated to those academics and clinicians stuck in rigidity and haven't adapted to using creativity in their research or practice
By Tony Martello2 years ago in Families
The greatest sorrow of a family: the father loses his voice, the mother is loud and the children are voiceless
Yan Zhen's novel "The Water of Canglang" portrays an unfortunate and common family. The man, Ji Dawei, has no understanding of the world, is busy with his work, and has no voice at home.
By Jack.song2 years ago in Families
My beloved mother
My name is Inez, the 2nd daughter of my parents. My father is French, my mother is Indonesian. From birth and adolescence, my sister Leony and I lived in Paris, France. Because my father was called by God,
By Sam Junus2 years ago in Families
Elara in a Beautiful Mountains
In a quiet valley nestled between two towering mountains, there was a small village called Serenity. The villagers lived simple lives, tending to their sheep and cultivating their fields. The mountains, known as the Elder Peaks, stood like ancient guardians, their snow-capped summits glistening under the sun. The peaks held many secrets, with paths and trails known only to the bravest of explorers.
By Moh Aizaz khan2 years ago in Families
Retired From Surrogacy (my last journey...)
It was August 2022, I found out I was still testing positive for COVID while I was waiting to be admitted to the hospital. I was just at the end of the first trimester and had been dealing with pain in my chest, which terrified me because it felt a lot like what I had with my s, before I was diagnosed with HELLPS Syndrome. It was a very long wait. I was waiting in the ER waiting room for 18 hrs (no food, no water) before I was put in another waiting area (for those who are planning on doing a treatment plan/admitted to the hospital.) I found out that not only did I have COVID-19, but I had Gallstones lodged in my gallbladder that were stuck and were causing inflammation. The doctors wanted to have my gallbladder removed, but at the point of my pregnancy, it wasn't safe. So... after a hospital round of antibiotics for a few days. I was sent home with the remaining antibiotics. I didn't have issues again until after I had surrobabe, but more about that later.
By Jessica2 years ago in Families