siblings

Siblings are the only enemy you can't live without.

It's Not You, It Never Was.
My mother once said that as long as I was safe she didn’t care about the world, but then I started to care more about the world than being safe. Having a complicated relationship with your parents feels strange. All my mother had ever done was try to love me while not loving herself. My mother was not the person who raised me, my other mom did. It was always bio mom was the mother or her first name, and adopted mom was mom or mama. My mother tried her hardest to give me the best life possible and adoption was the answer.
By Nat 3 years ago in Families
Magical Halloween Memories From an 80s Kid
’Tis almost the witching hour and we’re in full swing for Halloween 2022. I have seen so many awesome, clever, and adorable costumes on social media all day. That’s the most fun aspect of Halloween for me, here in my middle age years.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer3 years ago in Families
Beyond Her Years
Eleven-year-old Alice-May Jayne Kingston-Woods had always been an intellectually advanced, highly responsible, brilliantly polite, and extremely respectful young girl; she had been incredibly bright her whole life, even before starting her school career, she had been incredibly smart and this had only been proven more correct since starting school, she had always been the top student in her year, in all academic and creative subjects, Alice-May excelled exponentially. At every parents evening, her teachers praised Alice-May profusely, not just for her academic achievements, her involvement in extracurricular activities and charitable works, but also for her fantastic imagination, and her wonderful character and beautiful personality. Her teachers would congratulate her mother on how generally fantastic Alice-May was, in every aspect of life that they had seen her or heard about her in the news, through word of mouth from local charities and care facilities she would volunteer in and watched as she interacted with other children and members of the public- no matter their age, gender, race, religion, ability or belief, calling her an “absolutely outstanding, phenomenally well-rounded and generous member of society”. Both her teachers and her mother were incredibly proud of her and would tell her as often as they could that she would go very far in the world- whatever she chose to pursue in later life.
By Bree-Amethyst S G-M3 years ago in Families
Shaving Foam
Today is the first day of the week. They taught me in kindergarten that it's called Monday. And that it comes after Sunday, when we order pizza at night and Flo lets me watch the goals on TV. Mom told her that I like to watch the goals, so she lets me go to bed later to watch Futbol de Primera, my favorite TV show. Then there's The Fantastic League and The Power Rangers, but soccer is my favorite.
By Ricky Lanusse3 years ago in Families
Life As It Goes By...
Her brother asked, how it was doing so far as they were driving home from her workplace. He realises she is lying when she claims things are going well. He eventually stops the vehicles and turns to face her. He queries the situation. The girl sobs and tells him that two nights earlier, she had planned to commit suicide. He comforts her with a hug and tells her that things will get better. They resumed driving while playing some gospel music. They hear noises coming from the front while they are driving. He assures her that it is unimportant and that she should not worry.
By A.M3 years ago in Families
Passing Along the Baton
Grief is a normal and natural response to loss. It is the emotional pain we feel when we are separated from someone or something we love. The loss can be physical, such as the death of a loved one, or it can be emotional, such as the end of a relationship. Grief can also be caused by other types of losses, such as the loss of a job, home, or pet.
By Pam Zee3 years ago in Families
Unwed Mother Having her 8th Baby
I have known this person for well over 20 years now. When my daughter(this is my daughter's friend) met her she had only two kids and was with the father. Well, that went sour after that she slept with everyone and everything. No lie.
By Kerrie G.Diaz3 years ago in Families
My Carolina Blue Jordans
In my complete lifetime, I think I owned about 4 pairs of Air Jordans. These were my favorite pair, but let me tell you a story. The year was 1996 or so in the heart of Atlanta, GA. Times were cool and I was roommates with my closest brother, Spencer. During those days he use to model his game after Derrick Chievous. I could be totally wrong on the name, but "The Cheese" is what his co-workers would call him. Derrick's NBA fame never panned out, but he was a great college standout.
By Jay LeTron Dobbins3 years ago in Families
Younger Years
I never thought in a million years that pulling a straightener down thru an 8-year-old Childs hair would give me the emotional reaction that I had that day. As I continued to straighten her hair, I found myself on the verge of crying and laughing simultaneously. If you are wondering the child is my daughter, Natalie. Shes blind to the emotional roller coaster ride I'm currently on right behind her, well as a mother I really hope she is. Poor thing has been thru too much already in the 8 years she's been on earth and it's so hard for me to say but it is my fault for all of it.
By Krystal Tackitt3 years ago in Families
"Comparison between children"
In today's society, one of the remarkable aspects of our parenting is the comparison between children which makes the difference. It can be with your child's friends, the kid next door, or your siblings.
By Holy horse3 years ago in Families
NFL Teams Ranked By How Good Their Name Would Be As A Baby Name
It seems like this time of year the American people have one thing on their minds -- football, specifically the NFL, or National Football League. Now, I don't know much about the NFL but what I do know much about is baby names. I have a personal passion for names, and it seems as the years go by the horizons for what is acceptable to name your child get broader and broader. Here is my opinionated list of how NFL team names would rank as baby names, not including the city precursor, from worst to best.
By Raine Neal3 years ago in Families
The Last Photograph
In a society where social media reigns supreme, photos have become so common that they border on being mundane. Our camera rolls are filled with slight variations of the same shot in pursuit of the perfect pose and lighting to foster the desired amounts of likes and engagements. Gone are the days of winding film, taking a snap, and waiting a few weeks only to find out more than half of the images are complete crap. I sometimes wonder if the instant gratification of everyone having a camera always at their fingertips has led people to take these frozen moments completely for granted. This has never struck me quite so hard as a photo of my sisters and I at my nephew's graduation. You don't think of the evolutionary power an image can hold when a photo is snapped. Typically it isn't until you look back on the memories that it hits you... especially when the biggest unknown part of that moment is that it will become the last photograph.
By Sissi Smith3 years ago in Families