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

Hang On
I have been going over all of the changes that are coming my way during this next month, and I have to admit, it really does worry me. I have never been so afraid to let anyone down in my whole life. I want this holiday season to be the a good one.
By Christina Gonzalez8 years ago in Families
My Best Friend Has Been with Me Since Day One and I Didn't Even Know It
This article has been a long time coming. You've been begging for this article ever since I decided I was a writer. I never told you this, but the reason I hadn’t written this before now is because you deserve so much more than a simple 700-word post on the Internet. I have sat down to write this article countless times and, every time, the words refused to come out.
By Faith8 years ago in Families
19 Years of Fucked Up
Want to hear about a fucked up story? Let me tell you about my life. Chapter One: My Childhood I’m not going deep into anything, basically just a recap of what has happened to give you a sense of my life. I look 👀 inside my fucked up head.
By Ashlee Mead8 years ago in Families
Forgive Me Papa
Dearest Papa, I've been thinking too long and wasn't sure if I'm doing the right thing by writing my honest feelings. But after much thought I decided I should let you know whatever I feel & whatever I have been through. I have no intention of hurting anyone in this process, but am saddened that I have to let you know what is happening in my life.
By Sanah N8 years ago in Families
A Midlife Crisis Brought Me and My Father Together
My mother has been married three times. First marriage was with my biological father who turned out to be abusive towards her and continued to be emotionally abusive to me and my younger sister.
By Brooke Cowley8 years ago in Families
Daddy's Not Home
I know I’m not the only person in the world that has a similar story of a father figure being absent in their life. My story wasn’t always like that, my father was in my life up until I was four years old. At that time when I was four, my father wasn’t in a relationship with my mother. He was with a woman named Victoria – this woman couldn’t have kids and as I remember as a child, I really didn’t enjoy my time with her.
By Nita 8 years ago in Families
A Letter to My 'Dad'
Dear Dad, I would like to thank you. Thank you for coming into my mom's life and making her so very happy. Thank you for staying despite how much I tested you. Thank you for being there for every happy and wonderful moment in my life. Thank you for being there when I have hit rock bottom and thought I couldn't continue. Thank you for believing in me, even when I didn't believe in myself. Thank you for telling me when I have screwed up. Thank you for listening when I have needed a friend. Thank you for supporting me. Thank you for being an amazing Pap Pap to Arianna and Alex. And most of all, thank you for loving us as though we are yours.
By Bekah Milstead8 years ago in Families
Dear Mom, I Forgive You
Dear Mom, I saw you for the first time in God knows how long. You generally only come back home when it is convenient for you. And that’s okay I guess. I’m used to you coming and going after years of it happening.
By Amanda Mussleman8 years ago in Families
Because We Love You
When I was younger, I learned to be ashamed of everything. I was always “too nervous”, “too quiet”, too ME. At the time I never fully understood why I couldn’t sit still no matter how hard I willed myself to. I couldn’t concentrate in class, and that made me a bad child, because I would finish my workbooks before everyone else and doodle in my binder.
By Jesse Lee-Young8 years ago in Families
A New Life Was Created and Another Reborn
I had so much anger towards everyone and what I had been through. I felt like nobody wanted to hear my story. I never told anyone what he was doing to me. I let a monster get away with so many things. I always wondered, maybe I was the real monster. A monster of my feelings and my thoughts, my actions and my words. I was in self-destruct mode and I never thought I would get out of it. I was the master of my fate and I thought that he was all I would ever be worth. It took two years for me to realize my self worth was not all I thought it was worth. I deserved love and happiness, a chance to live my life free from control. I deserved all of this, but would it ever happen. I knew I had to change something and I was the only one that could make the change.
By Ashlee Grant8 years ago in Families
Living With the Narcissist
As young girls, I’m sure we all had the fantasy of one day meeting the perfect guy. You’d go on dates, laugh and talk for hours on end and get married one day.
By Christie Buskirk8 years ago in Families
Love at First Sight
Some believe in soulmates, some don't. Nobody really knows for sure if soulmates exist, but I'd like to think that they do. In my opinion, though, they're rare. Maybe there isn't somebody out there for everybody, but it's also a pleasant feeling knowing there very well COULD be somebody out there meant for you. Plenty of people spend their lives trying to find their "soulmate." Everybody they get feelings for or date or love or even marry, they wonder, "IS this person my soulmate?" My very thought, is this: if you have to wonder, then they aren't your soulmate. Soulmates aren't just the person who gives you butterflies or puts a smile on your face. They're not just the person who inspires you to get out of bed every morning. With soulmates, it's powerful. The bond is so strong that nothing, not even death, could break it. When somebody is your soulmate, you just know and they know, too.
By Katie Schmidt8 years ago in Families