parents
The boundless love a parent has for their child is matched only by their capacity to embarrass them.
What is Trust?
This was a high school interview/joint writing assignment for wellness, but still inspires me today. The setting of the interview was typical for my dad, comfortable yet a place of thought. He sat in his rolling armchair, eyes scrolling across his screen, the ceasing of mouse clicks signaling for me to begin the interview.
By Shay Hanae6 years ago in Families
This is How Things Have Changed Since Your Parents Got Married
It’s almost like there are certain rites of passage in our lives. In fact, there are certain rites of passage most people expect to experience sooner or later. For one example most of us go through, graduating school and choosing your career path is one rite of passage. There are exceptions to any and every rule naturally, which is to say that not everyone graduates school or chooses to return for a higher education. There are different career paths available to different individuals based on their experiences, but the concept is still the same. Certain life experiences become rites of passage based on how normal they are to each passing generation.
By Melody Porter6 years ago in Families
An Unexpected Glimpse
I feel like this all needs some explanation. There were no smartphones in 1999, and yet that's when the original picture was taken. However, this photo, was taken with a smartphone, more on that later. Believe me when I tell you that there are four extraordinary things about this photo, probably more, but I have time for four. Maybe this will never mean anything to anyone except me, but I need to put it out there anyway. To me, this picture, this story, means everything.
By Paige Graffunder6 years ago in Families
The Life Of A Single Parent
I never thought I would be a single parent , I've always dreamed of being married and then having my child because I wanted complete family like I grew up in. I wanted my child to experience the love in the same home with the same parent. Being a single parent is tough but I believe I'm rocking it out without a problem. Paying daycare, missing work when she' sick also working long hours . So many say they want children my advice to them would be to wait until the right person comes in your life and they want to marry you and start a family with them. Kids are the biggest blessing and i believe when you bring a human in to this world you should want the best for them and you she want them to be as happy as they can be with both parents. Living with one parent and the other one is not active can take a huge toll on a child you will see them cry become angry and even say things that you aren't use to them saying. Just hold them like you normally would and talk to them and be the best Mother/ Father you can be . When they get older they will realize that you was there for them. Growing up in a house hold where i had mother and father was nice it's all my mother wanted for us because she didn't grow up with her dad . She wanted to be sure that we had that happy life with both parents in the home and a lot of kids was jealous of me because i had two parents they would say i thought i was better then everyone. That was not the case at all my dad was in the home but not an active parent with having and open communication relationship with his kids. My dad worked and took care of his family but he was still an absence father. I never got a chance to go to those father daughter dances , donuts with dad none of that because he wasn't really around. I guess that why i had such high hopes for my children and their father. But that didn't go as planned. August the 6th was the best day of my life because I had a human that i loved no matter the situation and no matter how many times her dad and I fought I knew that the love she had for me was unconditional. Now i can't get enough of her I want to know what she's doing how she's doing , I don't want to miss a second of her life because everything counts. Some people say when it comes to my child i crowd her or i smother her but i don't think that's the case I love her more then I have loved anything or anyone and that is the way i should feel about me child no matter the issues the parents have. when you protect your kids energy they will definitely protect your heart. Many people don't know that kids watch and observe a lot of the things that happens and that has happened and they remember who hurt them or who hurt someone that they love. You have to be careful of who your kids are around and who you allow in to their life, this includes family members. Protect your children just as much as you protect other things. Show them how you should treat people you don't have to wait on the other parent when you be the best parent that you can be your child will turn out to be a reflection of their childhood.
By Evonna Hunter6 years ago in Families
Mommy & Baby morning routine challenge
As a mom everyone has a challenging morning, which is why most moms have a morning routine. I wonder what is your most favorite part of your morning routine and what's you're most challenging part of your morning routine?? My favorite part of my mommy and baby morning routine, has to be when baby takes a nap after her bath. When she falls asleep I can actually care for myself from head to toe. I can also get anything that needs to be done out of the way because as you know being a mom you really won't have time to get things done while baby's awake. While baby's up they need to be fed, played with, massaged, changed and more, the list goes on. The most challenging part for me I'd have to say is cleaning up, this is because cleaning up my home thoroughly takes time. My daughter is usually almost always up at that time, when she's up I care for her till her next nap to resume cleaning. If she takes a short nap which she does sometimes, I resume cleaning like 10 times in that day. I think all mommy's are super moms because at the end of the day we take care of our mini me's and get things done. I can't imagine my days without a morning routine.
By The Hayes Family6 years ago in Families
Mother
The photo I pick is of my mother. We are at Ihop for breakfast and while waiting for our food, she had gazed outside the window for several minutes and was daydreaming about something or maybe someone. At that moment, I had to discreetly take a picture of her in that moment of wonder, like a time capsule of her. I love this picture because it was a natural juncture of my mother in deep thought, which I rarely get to see because I live across the country and when I do see her and spend time with her, she is mostly moving around doing something or cooking most of the time and spending time with her grandchildren. At that instant, she was taking the time to herself and to think about something was it life; her past, present or future or even her loved ones. In the photo, is she happy, sad or just content with life? When looking at my mother, at the instance it reminds me of how valuable our loved ones are to us and every minute we have with them is a blessing to have with them since we don't know when our last day will be with them. So every day I say or text, ”I love you” to her. To my husband and kids, I give them a kiss and say ”I love you”, at night before going to bed I give them hugs, kisses and say ”I love you.”
By Kim Spicer6 years ago in Families
You’re No Psychic, Pop
Onions sizzle and provolone cheese bubbles atop red strips of beef and gray tiny slabs of chicken. Like a surgeon performing work on a patient, a young lady flips over the contents of the grill with precision and ease. The scent of a cheesesteak and a chicken cheesesteak waft through the store. It is replete with a panoply of colorful chips, cookies, potato salad, macaroni salad, and potato salad. This is Casapulla’s in Newark, make that Glasgow, Delaware.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Families
