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The boundless love a parent has for their child is matched only by their capacity to embarrass them.
Single parent buying guide
I think most of us can agree that being a single parent is especially challenging during the holidays. Between shopping, working, and still doing everything else to maintain your life daily, it can be a stress financially and physically. The pandemic has added an extra layer of stress on top of just trying to make ends meet.
By Lyndsey Culver5 years ago in Families
Christmas morning
For the 26 years I have been a mother so far, Christmas stockings have been the lynchpin of our family event. Even now, four young adults bigger than me pile onto my bed first thing on Christmas morning clutching their bulging stockings. It's the only day of the year the dogs are allowed upstairs and they scoot frantically around my room, thrilled by the unfamiliar smells and presence of all of their favourite people in one place.
By Catherine shovlin5 years ago in Families
The Trash Bag Kid Confessionals:
Some of you might already know who I am from news articles, but for those of you who remain clueless: Hi! I'm Rachel Schuyler a 31 year old houseless female struggling to reenter the Austin, Texas community after serving my sentences for felony charges allegedly committed over 4 and 6 years ago. I am also battling a case with Texas Department of Family Protective Services about my 15 month old daughter. When I was arrested while removing my r.v. from an illegally handled "eviction/lease termination" situation at park on N. Lamar blvd I had given verbal consent to care for my daughter with the arresting officers present to my brother and his wife whom were helping me move the trailer. Only after the manager called my brother and threatened him with a load of b.s. did my brother come out from San Antonio to move the r.v.
By Rachel (Rage) Schuyler5 years ago in Families
His Fatal Plan Set in Motion
It was a hot summer day in Mississippi when we piled in my mother’s car and began the road trip from Yazoo City to Gulfport to see my father. Throughout the trip, there was a great deal of silence as my mother drove and my brother and I sat stiff with anticipation. It would be our first encounter with our father after my mother left him and he flooded and destroyed our home and set our family photo albums on fire. I stared out the window while my thoughts poured in like a dozen or more bullet trains with no crossing in sight.
By Brandi Ashley 5 years ago in Families
Mothers Special Gift
A cold late november. I just got out of work when I got the call. Fear and abandonment was on my face. I hop on the train and made my way to downtown. “Ugh! Why did they put her in there?” I said with disappointment on my face. You would think that I would be in horror or in disbelief, but this isn’t the first time that I have gotten the call of her in the hospital.
By The Kind Quill5 years ago in Families
Daughterless Fathers
My wife was telling me about a show on Oprah's network where they discussed "Fatherless Daughters", and how the absence of a father affected their lives. I'd admit, the show topic wasn't anything new to me. I know how important it is for daughters to have a father (or father figure) in their life, but no one ever discusses the opposite. As a father of two little girls, every day they teach me things that I don't think I would’ve learned by having sons. Ask the majority of men today if they want a boy or girl, and most of them will say, "A BOY!" And I will tell you why. Because they are scared. They are scared of the unknown. I still get comments from my male friends (the ones who don't have any kids or have only sons) today saying things like: "Man I don't know how you do it." And my reply is to just shake my head-but in my mind, what I'm really thinking is, "What do you mean?" I feel like the luckiest guy in the world.
By Andre Wilson5 years ago in Families
A mother’s love
What is a mother’s love? A mother’s love is sweet, kind, tough, and unconditional. A mother’s love has boundaries when crossed you will feel the loss. Without a mother’s love it is harder to overcome life’s obstacles. A mother’s love helps us regain strength, hope, confidence, and faith that everything will work out in time. A mother’s love let’s us see the light in everything. A mother’s love is like having arms around you comforting you as you go on your journey in all the stages in your life. A mother’s love knows when it is being taken advantage of and you will then see a mother’s love start to fade. A mother’s love will then turn into tough love, so that you know when you take a mother’s love for granted, when you need it the most it won’t be there.
By Gwendolyn Farris - baldwin5 years ago in Families
Two New and Ridiculous Games to Play During Quarantine
Today, I am very excited to share with you two new ridiculous games that are sure to sweep the quarantined nation. I am pleased to say these games have been thoroughly assessed by the ultimate professional of fun dumb things, a 6-year-old kid. If you are in need of indoor entertainment, or a way to burn off some pandemic-related frustration, give these a go.
By Erica Ball5 years ago in Families
The Day My Heart Stood Still
Most of my memories are fleeting at best. As soon as time starts stretching the distance from that memory, details drift away like the seeds of a dandelion caught in a puff of wind. There are few memories, however, that stick with you forever. This is one of those memories.
By Salvatore Serio5 years ago in Families
My Daughter Can't Stand Me
Life as a mom is likened to running an institution full of every disorder possible, causing a chaotic daily experience that is filled with flare-ups of anger, happiness, laughter, and unapologetic scrutiny of everything you do and every action that you make.
By Rosilene Taylor5 years ago in Families
