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The Cole Bros The Greatest Show on Earth
My family, the Renbargers, had always been cursed with bad memory. Almost to the point of feeling crazy, where me, my dad, or my grandpa would put something down and immediately look down and it wasn’t there. My grandpa said it used to happen to his dad and his grandpa. Dates, events, and facts would just completely vanish from memory. The men in the family were always faithful and kind to our significant others so the memory thing was tough for the ladies in the family but I guess bearable. Even my girlfriend gets upset at my terrible memory, and thinks me telling her that I’m cursed is dumb and that I just don’t want to take blame, which is understandable.
By Jeremy Renbarger4 years ago in Families
The Voice in my Head
My father was born in a ghost town in Northeast Wyoming in 1915. He passed away last year just shy of his 106th birthday. His story is one that most people today wouldn't understand. The house he grew up in had no running water or indoor plumbing and a single coal stove for heat. He was 14 when the stock market crashed. His first job paid him a dollar a day. He was born during a pandemic, and died during the next one. He lived through some of this countries best and worst times. He voted for FDR, JFK, Richard Nixon and Donald Trump.
By Sam Rotellini4 years ago in Families
The Best Life Coach. Top Story - July 2022.
I sat in the bleachers fuming. Being dragged to the Little League park to watch my brothers’ games was bad enough. But that summer the league was short of coaches so my dad stepped up to help out which for me meant sitting on the sidelines of yet another team. The sun was brutal. I slid down the bench seeking refuge in my mom's shadow but the baked boards slivered my bare legs.
By Vivian R McInerny4 years ago in Families
How Overprotective Parents Cause Trauma in Their Children
Childhood trauma We all have experienced some form of trauma as children. Sometimes it came through an accident that nobody could have prevented. Or, it could be school bullying. In some cases, the trauma happened at home. It could be abuse, maltreatment or… overprotection. Even the best-willing parents can make mistakes that resonate in their children’s minds forever. Yes, many parents love their children and are willing to do anything to ensure their children’s well-being. Yet, at times, the parents make decisions from their own point of view without considering what effects that actually has on the child.
By Neurodivergent_ai4 years ago in Families
How Therapy Helped Me When I Went Back To Work. Top Story - July 2022.
Growing up, I thought therapy was reserved for those with 'real problems' Asians stereotypically don't do therapy. We suffer in silence and let that shit brew until it becomes stomach cancer.
By Katharine Chan4 years ago in Families
Fathers
You ever listen to a song and hear it? Actually hear it like having the words speak to you. Having the words relate to the situation you are in and finally giving you clarity. You may have heard the song before, sang along to it and even interpret differently but this time you needed it most. You needed to hear it, you needed to listen. Now I know what you are thinking “how does this relate to fathers or stories of my father” well I’m getting there. Songs have a way to bring people together or tear them apart. Songs have ways of reaching people in certain ways for instance there is a song called “Piece by Piece” by Kelly Clarkson. The song is about the singer being left by her father and having her significant other pick up the pieces and show her what a father can be to their own children. Most people see the song that way. Others have grandfathers, stepfathers, or other father figures that they relate the song too. For me though I heard something else…
By Rebecca Hackney4 years ago in Families
Alfred
Alfred was my Grandpa. My hero. Alfred was born in Brooklyn, New York in either 1901 or 1903, The records are not very clear. His father was born in Brooklyn and his father’s father was born there too. He lived from either ’01 or ’03 until he passed in 1983.
By Jim Fritzen4 years ago in Families
The Whistle
Trying to wipe away the sweat from his forehead, while keeping his suffocating helmet on, the boy struggled to complete his pregame ritual. However, this ritual was not one he underwent by choice. Instead, it was an inherent convulsion that forced himself to combat the biological stirrings within him, before having to face the physical battle on the football field moments later.
By Chris Mitchell4 years ago in Families
My Mom Has Chronic Pain and Non-Stop Migraines.
I am 35 years old, and my roommate and business partner, is my mom. I am her full-time caregiver, as well. She struggles every day with a migraine flare-up and blood vessel popping in her face and hair. She also struggles with mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression and PTSD due to chronic migraines and stress. She is so hard on herself, it hurts to hear and want. I try so much to try to understand her situation, with her chronic pain and migraines. I understand her mental health issues, I have a the same mental illnesses as her.
By Danielle Gray4 years ago in Families
