family
Family unites us; but it's also a challenge. All about fighting to stay together, and loving every moment of it.
Loving the Unlovely. Top Story - March 2024.
We often talk about love as if it is something beyond our comprehension. Something divine or ethereal that cannot be touched or seen. We talk about it in hushed tones or scream about it, but usually when it feels distant. When we feel it slipping away.
By S. A. Crawford2 years ago in Humans
Those Three Words
"Those three words are said too much, they’re not enough." The older I get, the truer those words from Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars, become. There is no denying the power of those words. They can change minds, change lives, mend hearts, start revolutions. Saying them and hearing them can be incredibly powerful.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Humans
Lost and Found
It’s strange how you don’t really realize how thankful you are for something until you come close to losing it. For example, I appreciate electricity, a whole lot more after I have to go without it for a few hours, or days due to a hurricane or storm. Or, when I get sick and have to stay home, I find myself to be more thankful for the majority of the time, when I am healthy. There’s so many things that I take for granted, much more than just electricity and a healthy body. I never really thought about all the things and people I take for granted until I almost lost my cousin. His near death experience inspired me to cherish and invest in my family relationships.
By Rowan Finley 2 years ago in Humans
A Note on Toxic Femininity
When it comes to the subject of gender, the subject of toxic masculinity and its detrimental effects on individuals in society is rightfully given a lot of attention. However, it is equally important to shed light on another aspect of gender dynamics, inequality, and equality: toxic femininity. Toxic femininity refers to the adherence to harmful gender norms and stereotypes that enable and continue the subjugation, oppression, discrimination, and inequality of women, often at the expense of their well-being and the well-being of others in society.
By Alna Armonia2 years ago in Humans
A Parade of Shoes. Top Story - February 2024.
Shoes! So many shoes! Worn, black running shoes bounding past; shiny, red stilettos tap, tap tapping on by; white slides gliding along; steel toe caps clomping back in the opposite direction. Numbly I gaze at my feet… hunched over, my head a leaden kettlebell propped between my clammy hands… elbows resting on skinny knees.
By Angie the Archivist 📚🪶2 years ago in Humans
Celebrating My Greatest Source of Inspiration
In the quiet moments of reflection, I often find myself drifting back to sweet memories of my mom, Patricia born in 1916, the year of the Dragon! She was a woman of remarkable strength and resilience despite having only completed the 3rd grade in school. Her unwavering belief in the power of self, instilled in me from a young age, continues to shape my journey through life.
By Anthony Chan2 years ago in Humans
Understanding and Supporting Your Moody Teenage Daughter: A Parent's Guide
I’m so so ashamed of this. My daughter is 13. I adopted her last year. She is my husband’s biological child, but the biological mother hasn’t been in the picture since my daughter was 18 months old. I genuinely love the girl and want the very best for her, but holy hell I don’t LIKE her.
By sagar dhital2 years ago in Humans
The Dragons Besides Me
To be honest, there are quite a lot of dragons besides me during my life and somehow, the most inspirations comes from women. Suddenly, the question is, about which of them I wanna talk here. Of course, I could talk about my adoptive mum, since she created a lot of me, but I have my doubts that anyone wants to read a horror story at the international women day. I also could have talked about my biological mum, since my strength is coming from her. But even that seems wrong to me.
By Christian Bass2 years ago in Humans
