Family
The Unseen Symphony
Just like anyother day it was a busy day for Jerry and Zara couple with their twin sons Ken and Gab just to make their ends meet. It was very hard to survive and feed the families as a hearing impaired couple. Though they were concerned about their disabilities they were living an happy and peaceful life with their sons as their pride.
By Kiruthika Gopalakrishnan3 years ago in Confessions
Surprises for Me About my Husband
Now, what does that mean, “Women don’t think the same way men do!”? Hubby’s oldest daughter clued me in when we first started to date. She said, “The best way to get my dad’s attention is in the truck. You can talk to him, and he can’t escape!”
By Denise E Lindquist3 years ago in Confessions
Am I Not Miserable Enough?
Introduction I think I have touched this several times, and, as always I can take a sentence and turn it into a few hundred words of ideas to take people on a guided tour of what is going on inside my head (though some would say not very much).
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 years ago in Confessions
Is Reciprocity Cyclical?. Top Story - January 2024.
Introduction I was going to ditch this as it might just seem like me whining about losing readers, one of the reasons for this was me walking out of a group after being pilloried by one of the members for "not sticking to the rules" and "self-promotion" because I shared Vocal stories there.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 years ago in Confessions
Things we do for family
I was living in San Francisco, I had a job. I was humbled with a place to call home and on top of it I got to bring my dog to work, and on the weekends we go on hikes and road trips, I was living life to the fullest and couldn’t complain. My background is complicated. It's a life no one can really comprehend and even if I don’t want to admit it my background will always be with me wherever I go. I am married but once upon a time I had to flee for my life it was no fun no jk the abuse got to much for me, 6 months later he kills a drug dealer, yes he was battling mental health issues but that drug dealer could of been me, so I am blessed to still be here today and he is serving life in prison 45 years. I am still married to him because I feel I need to be there for my mother in law who is devastated that her son committed murder 1st degree. Because once I break the tie with a divorce she will no longer be family and as long as she needs me I will be here for her as I am truly devastated that my marriage ended up so chaotic as he was my one and only true love. I have not been in a relationship for 16 years and I'm turning 42 this year. It's kind of sad, but in my upbringing I was taught to care for others and that I wasn’t as important as long as other people who needed me were happy. So that’s my complicated background and even if I was couple of states over I always kept in touch with my mother in law, but the older she got she has come to a point where she needs family in her life or she will end it, of course it’s not something she says but it’s the actions she has taken in the past that worries me so how can I be there for her if she needs more than a phone call? That is when I decided the best course of action was to go on leave at my job but didn’t qualify so got fired instead. So me and my dog moved from the west to midwest and it’s scary because the west Bay area only has 3 seasons no snow, and it’s been 10 years since I experienced a cold snowy winter and it scares me to because when in a earthquake you can protect yourself, but here in midwest if there’s a tornado I have nowhere to go nowhere to protect myself from it and that scares the life out of me. On top of that my body can’t handle the cold. I become easily immobilized so it’s harder for me to function but I am here because of my family, mother in law needs me. So, the things we do for our family like picking up moving half way cross country it’s okay because at the end of the day I know it’s temporary. When I know she is good I can move back to the west. Point with this article is to share with you that you are not alone, because the things we do for love and family for us it’s worth it as it’s feeding our hearts with good. And even if we may not like the hassle or complication we can always remind ourselves that it’s just temporary. If we are young we have a whole life to live while our elders may not have that long as we do. If I can make someone's day I will and family is everything regardless of your situation.
By Carolyna The Rambler3 years ago in Confessions
Do I Know You?
It's the face. I don't know if you can tell from photos but I have one of "those" faces. It's not about being "pretty" or something like that. I'm attractive enough for all practical purposes. It's something else. I’m somehow familiar. Because before I even open my mouth my FACE seems to tell people "Go ahead. You know me. I see you. Tell me. Tell me everything. I'm interested. I actually care. If you tell me maybe I can help." I'm a talker too. Sometimes that hides that I'm also a listener. But maybe the talking helps them feel that they are safe to talk too? In any case if that's the message they get from my face, to just TELL me, they aren't wrong. In my heart I find the human experience infinitely fascinating. But it's not just in my heart. It seems to also be written on my FACE.
By Christy C. House3 years ago in Confessions
Portals of Reflection
In a quiet town named Quillington, lived a teenage girl named Lily. She was just like any other teenager, but she felt a deep sense of boredom with her life. School, chores, and her parents' rules seemed to close in on her like a tight cage. Lily often found herself daydreaming about a life different from the one she knew.
By Oroush Fatima3 years ago in Confessions
Worlds Worst Parent. Content Warning.
I am a Parent God yes, I am a parent. I have two amazing and beautiful children they are exactly 13 months and 11 days apart. While I had ups and downs becoming a parent, I do have two beautiful miracle babies. They are my whole world and in many ways ,they saved my life as much as they changed my life.
By Kylie Taylor3 years ago in Confessions
Leave the past behind: A guide to moving on and finding happiness.
There are no written guidelines on how to survive. Sometimes I really believe it, that I am going to save my life. I didn’t realize how suffocating that house could be until I left. All of the doors look like me leaving. I hate how everyone expects me to bounce back like that is so easy. It’s not that simple. Dealing with everything at once can feel overwelming. Many people assume I’m fine so they don’t ask anymore. It’s like I have to put on a happy face for everyone around me even when I am not okay. It’s hard.
By Nat 3 years ago in Confessions
RUNNING FROM THE GAME
THE CALL CAME OVER THE PHONE during my weekend "floor time" at the office. I had just settled down with my one cup of coffee for the morning's run through cold calls, FSBO's (we say that as "fiz bo s") and updates to scheduled appointments for the other agents. "Hi... I think I need to... I want to list our home. I need to do something soon, can you come out this weekend... maybe write us up by Monday?" There had obviously been a recent crisis in someone's family. He wanted to list his home as urgently as the next business day. I responded with, "Sure. I can come out on Sunday or later today if you like. Would 2pm work for you or... I can probably work out an earlier 1pm if that's better." He accepted the earlier appointment and I hung up the phone. He was calling from the Hebrew correct community not far from my home in Southfield. Their's was a "walk about" community that bade them walk to service and assemblies on holy days. Their's was a seemingly tight knit community that stretched out to fund each other's needs and marry into and out of one another's family. Their's was all that, seen on my daily drives in and out of our community where I lived amid determination to draw independent subsistence by committing solutions to problems of other individuals. It was my job, my profession to be enhanced upon, that would help them climb their desired social status reflected by a comely residential appeal. I worked the property market supported by my office... the high three hundred thousands well into the multi million dollar homestead. It was a dream career and I was there to pull it through. Six months of working diligently on six client files was set to bring a net commission of well over two hundred ten thousand dollars. Other than expanding into land development of industrial real estate, I was reaching my "aurora." I did not have familiars of name, face nor locale but was determined to do what was necessary short of the "any means" touted by so many others in their aim to reach a goal. My job was to make my clients happy. That meant simply to find their best image to present their social status. Oakland County was my file source to fish out of and in to... that and a luxury resort develpment in the heart of Texas... Horse Shoe Bay, Texas.
By Carmen R Jimerson Cross-Garcia-Sullivan-Safieddine3 years ago in Confessions
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By Osvaldo Deloya3 years ago in Confessions
