family
Family unites us; but it's also a challenge. All about fighting to stay together, and loving every moment of it.
Seeing Red. Content Warning.
Back when I was a resident in a mental health facility, I had an extreme moment of clarity: like mother, like daughter. My mother had been committed once too. But where my reasons were rooted in pain, hers seemed rooted in performance. She used my life as a prop to gain sympathy, and her act went too far. The psychiatrist decided keep her, to explore her, "I'm fine. No really- I don't need to be here" confession.
By Tennessee Garbage4 months ago in Humans
Ferns on Glass, Wings in Air
“Beauty is fleeting, yet each vanishing carries the promise of return.” I used to wake before anyone else, creeping to the window with a child’s quiet hope. Indiana winters had promised something I’d never known before: snow. Each morning after the air had turned sharp, I pulled back the curtain to see if the world had changed overnight. Sometimes my mother was already in the kitchen, beginning the long preparations for Thanksgiving dinner, but the rest of the house was still asleep. I pressed my fingers against the windowpane and startled at the shock of cold. Frost feathered the glass into white ferns, fragile and secret. Once, I touched them, and watched them vanish under my fingertip, dissolving into water. That was the first lesson of winter: beauty was fleeting, and I could not hold it still.
By Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales4 months ago in Humans
The Candle, the Soup, the Walk
Winter does not arrive with a calendar date. It enters slowly, like a shadow lengthening across the room. First, the evenings slip away earlier than I notice. Then the sound of the world changes: footsteps on the pavement sharpen, voices outside seem to fall back into echoes. And then there is the stillness — an almost imperceptible pause that settles over the air. That is when I know it has come. Winter begins not in snow or frost, but in the silence that draws me inward.
By Alain SUPPINI4 months ago in Humans
How One Glass of Water Changed My Entire Day
The Day Everything Felt Different Let me be honest: I used to be the kind of person who couldn’t start my morning without coffee. The smell, the taste, the comfort—it felt like the only thing that could wake me up and keep me moving.
By Dadullah Danish4 months ago in Humans
It's an "Amazon" Christmas
Ah, the good old Sears catalogs. There was nothing like them back in the day. One of my favorite holiday traditions growing up was flipping through those glossy pages, circling the things I hoped would end up under the tree. I have a vivid memory of my grandma handing me one after school one day when I was about six or seven-years-old.
By Chloe Rose Violet 🌹4 months ago in Humans
Leo Woman and Leo Man Compatibility Score. AI-Generated.
When a Leo woman and a Leo man come together, the result is nothing short of dazzling. Both born under the fiery sign of the lion, they radiate charisma, confidence, and vitality. This pairing often feels like a love story taken straight from a romance novel—dramatic, passionate, and filled with grandeur. But with two powerful personalities vying for the spotlight, balance and mutual respect are crucial for their relationship to thrive.
By Inspire and Fun4 months ago in Humans
