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The boundless love a parent has for their child is matched only by their capacity to embarrass them.
A Father’s Day Tribute
Father’s day is celebrated on June 20th every year. The coronavirus has got us locked in our homes that it is impossible to celebrate anything these days. Ordering gifts from online sites have become so difficult due to the lockdown restrictions. This post is meant to be a surprise for my father. This is not meant to be a thank you note wherein I’ll mention the countless things that my father has done for me. But it’s much more than that.
By Ann Mary Alexander5 years ago in Families
Celebrating Father's Day
When you were growing up, who was the first parent you would tell about something being wrong? With myself, it was my dad. I have been close to my dad because he took care of the three of us while our mother worked as the breadwinner. He was Mr. Mom. My parents had to switch roles while my sister, brother, and I were growing up together. The times with my dad were both good and bad. More of them were good. I just feel that I was lucky to have him growing up. That is why I am sharing some memories of my father for this Father's Day.
By Carrie Bertschy5 years ago in Families
Mince-meat and War Responsible for Family of Six!
Julia Anne was a leader in the YWCA supper club, in Columbia, MO back in 1942. This supper club was the tinder of the day — a space for selecting a future partner through proximity rather than swipes. All the cute boys, the jocks, the Ag boys, the nerds ate at this supper club.
By Carolyn F. Chryst5 years ago in Families
The Mother Writer Group
I have come to the point in my life where I have two great passions: writing and motherhood. Frequently, these two things seem at odds with one another, each vying for the majority of my time and energy. I used to be completely focused on my writing. I studied creative writing in college, got my MFA, and published a book. Writing was my life. Then I had children and I quickly discovered that being a person who pursues a creative passion and motherhood don’t always mix well – if at all. And while I was able to maintain a pretty strong writing routine after the birth of my first child, after my second child I found myself sinking into a life-halting depression. I realized a lot of this was due to the fact that I no longer had the time (nor mental and emotional strength) to write. And I didn’t have much of a community around me that truly understood being both a mother and a writer; the need that goes with both these things and the ache you feel when one is lacking.
By Megan Clancy5 years ago in Families
Don't Blame Them To Much
Parents can't live with them.....can't live without them. When we think of parents, we usually think they are the people that are supposed to have everything together. We often blame them for our shortcomings and hold them to the standard of perfection.
By kitilra mckibbins5 years ago in Families
Happy Father's Day
Happy Father’s Day to all you dads, uncles, granddads, stepdads and dad-figures out there. I was going to go into a rant about how undermarketed and underwhelming this day gets compared to Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day is in May and you start seeing a wide variety commercial toward that day in the beginning of April for flowers, jewelry, restaurants, cars and cruises. On Father’s Day you don't see commercials for this day until the beginning of the month and we get the SAME three commercials for fishing equipment, shaving supplies and motor oil. Speaking of restaurants, on Mother’s Day most restaurants have lines of people going out the door into the next block as if they their going to see Avengers Endgame. On Father’s Day, you might as well have tumbleweed fly across the front door like an old western ghost town. It also doesn’t help that for over 20 plus years, daytime television keeps hammering the fact that fatherhood truly begins when one man gets at least two women pregnant, denies both babies and Maury Povich makes the proclamation that “You are the father!’ Please don’t get me wrong, mothers deserve all the adulation, love and gifts (love you mommy) but can fathers get some love too…AAAHHHHHHHHH…. but I won’t do that.
By From the Mind of Nobody5 years ago in Families
Winter is Coming
Over 21 years have passed since dad, Howard (Stan/Stanley) Chingwa, has passed away. Crazy how time passes through one’s life so easy. Yet, everyone goes through everyday life and every day events not even thinking about the impact their actions have on others. Parents, of all people have the biggest impact on the family. My dad, well he was a provider. He worked hard to provide and sustain his large family. The best thing of all, he was resourceful. Not only did he work in a factory, he used the egifts from the earth to support his huge family. Here it is spring and Father’s Day is just around the corner. Such nostalgic moments bring me thoughts of my dad. About this time, while checking my email from work, I noticed they were asking for a story of my father and the gift he had given me. So, I thought I would share these thoughts with all who would read.
By Sheila L. Chingwa5 years ago in Families
