parents
The boundless love a parent has for their child is matched only by their capacity to embarrass them.
Unopened Letters to Mom
Dear mom, Why haven’t you answered my letters its been over 15 years? I have so many questions. I just don’t understand. Did I do something to upset you? You said I will see you in a couple days and its been over 15 years. No calls no explanation.
By Chronic Confessions5 years ago in Families
5 Things To Put In Your House Now That Your Kids Will Thank You For
When your kids are small, it can seem like they'll adapt to just about any situation. As they grow older, however, their preferences take over. Having a house that can grow with your family means you won't have to worry about moving as they get older, unless, of course, you want to. Adding certain features now will help your house accommodate the changing needs of your family. While it may seem silly now, your kids will thank you later on.
By Kari Oakley5 years ago in Families
Saving Myself
As a child I always knew I was special, special in the way like different, other worldly. As was abandoned by my dad, he chose heroin over me when I was about 2 and my mom, although she was physically present, emotionally and mentally she abandoned me too, I was pretty much on my own from the start!
By Jessica Perez- Hopkins5 years ago in Families
Letters to my Alcoholic Father
Dear dad, I'm currently 5 years old and living with you in a one-bedroom apartment after you and mom got divorced. You walk me to school everyday and we when we go grocery shopping you always buy me a doll. We always walk by a house that has a dog with one green eye and one blue eye, I love him. Our apartment is pretty small, just one bedroom, one bathroom, a kitchen, and a living room. Sometimes we go out to parties at your friends house where I sleep while you party. These have been your friends since you were my age, they're like my uncles and I know they'd never harm me but I just don't feel like a party is a good environment for a little girl my age and I don't like how you drive after each party, it's like you forgot how to drive in a straight line during the party, so silly. One day you were sleeping after partying a lot and you wouldn't wake up the next day, I was so bored. One of your closest friends and his wife came to get me while you were sleeping and said they were taking me to my mom's house. I couldn't tell you at the moment or say bye cause you were sleeping but I went with mom and I couldn't understand why they took me there, but when I grow up I'll understand.
By Adris Varela5 years ago in Families
The difficult change of parenthood
Having a child is a challenging change, even if it is something you have been planning for. The ever growing presence of social media in our lives is adding pressure to show the perfect life at all times. Seeing people balance work, families, social lives, and managing a house with a smile of brilliantly white teeth can make a lot of us feel like we are doing a less than adequate job. We all fall under this need to show that we are coping, so only post pictures of the cute moments from our day to day lives.
By Laura Morris5 years ago in Families
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Mother’s Day is a day to celebrate the whole reason that we are here. Our wonderful mothers carried us in their womb, labored for us, and then cared for us as we grew. Their goal was to raise good children. Even if you were adopted, your mother adopted you and gave you a better life than your birth parents were able to.
By Shelley Wenger5 years ago in Families
Stay-At-Home Mom's
Let's be real here. Stay at home mom's get a bad rep sometimes. People tend to think we don't have "real jobs". Why? Because we don't "work". Excuse me? We don't work? I'm calling bull. Our daily lives are full of work. We cook, we clean, we have tiny bosses that require every ounce of our attention, who throw tantrums, throw food, get upset and throw more tantrums if we give them the wrong color cup, or plate, or they don't like the clothes we put on them. We don’t get breaks. Nap time? Cleaning. Bed time? More cleaning and maybe a shower, if you’re lucky. The cold, hard truth about being a stay at home mom is: it’s a 24/7 365 job. We just don’t get paid with cash. We get paid with love, kisses, hugs, tantrums, and the likes.
By The Unicorn Mom5 years ago in Families
My Dark Rosaleen
In my short twenty five years on this earth, I have seen and experienced more than many have in a lifetime. I have been through horrors I believed at the time would be impossible to survive. I have watched those I love lose their battles with the hand of death itself in front of my eyes and I have grieved the loss of children that I never held.
By Clara Elizabeth Hamilton Orr Burns5 years ago in Families
The Last Big One
Dale drove down the overgrown drive to a house he could just barely see. Glimpses of the lake flashed through big old oaks on either side of the truck. He slowed a little to savor it, remembering his fond envy for the place. Not in a mean way, no, nothing malicious at all. He just wanted to live in a place like it someday. He smiled at that thought knowing down deep it might not happen. It was just too special, too individual. He would have to buy his own, or make his own, or build his own, not just step in here and take this one. It wasn't his to possess and he knew it. Somehow he felt the place knew it too.
By Doyle Carver5 years ago in Families
