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When a game's more than a game
My daughter recently turned 18 and is on the eve of her 10-year-anniversary of being diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes. She was just 8-years-old when her (and our family's world) was turned upside down, and it's hard to believe that she's lived now with the disease longer than she hasn't.
Cheryl WrayPublished 2 days ago in FamiliesRebranding World Breastfeeding Week
August 1st to 7th is World Breastfeeding Week, but I have a bit of a bone to pick with it. I think it is in desperate need of a rebrand. An image upgrade, if you will.
Say Yes to NourishPublished 4 days ago in Families
Things Father and Daughter did in the 80s.
Back in the 80's life was so different. I lived in the country at this time with my family. I was the youngest. One older sister and one older brother. Me being the youngest I was daddy's little girl.
Kerrie G.DiazPublished 6 days ago in Families
What it Really Meant to Grow Up
When I was born, it was about ten years after my parents had been in a house fire that very nearly destroyed my entire family. My parents, who had both come from large families, had envisioned having five or six children themselves, but until this point, had the one-- my older brother. I can’t imagine it was easy for him, nearly 12 years old, to suddenly go from hitting all his developmental milestones as an only child, but, there you go, it was September, 1984, and I made my debut, into a weird little family that had been waiting for another baby for a long, long time.
Rachel CollinsPublished 6 days ago in Families
Three Little Birds
I watched my daughter, barely two days old, lay lifeless on the hospital table in front of us, struggling to breathe. “We need to get a spinal tap ASAP.” the paramedic shouted to the ER surgeon. I cried, paralyzed at that moment, praying harder than I ever have in my life. “Please, don’t let her die.” Please, don’t let her die.”
Kathryn MahoneyPublished 7 days ago in FamiliesBrothers
I grew up on an Arkansas farm where we raised pigs. I enjoyed living in the country and our house was nestled in a valley where the same dirt road that led you in was the same dirt road that led you out. It was generally a quiet place and from anywhere in the valley, even though you couldn’t see the vehicle, you could hear it quite distinctly as it traveled down the big hill into the valley. The sound of the tires rolling across the dirt sending up pings of gravel into the bottom of the car or the wheel well.
Return of the Stay-at-Home Dad
My daughter’s mother, my ex, died. The funeral was to happen in 48 hours. I scrambled to find the quickest way back to Minnesota from Bali, Indonesia. I told my daughter to do the best she could with the funeral arrangements until I got there.
Arlo HenningsPublished 14 days ago in FamiliesA Pillar of Wisdom and Hope
My 93-year-old grandmother is a pillar in my life. A wealth of knowledge, despite not having completed more than a grade 12 education, she was born and raised in northern Greece. She lost her husband — my grandfather — way too soon, at the age of 62, from liver cancer. He was her one and only love in her life, her soul mate, from the moment they first laid eyes on each other.
Athena MiliosPublished 16 days ago in Families
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Kids Say the Darndest Things
The unfiltered truths from the fruits of our loins. And the creepiest things they've ever said. Help?
Parenting Wars
Do or do not - there is no try. The ins and outs of one of the most difficult jobs on earth: parenting.
Nature vs. Nurture
What plays into our humanity? Nature vs. Nurture – how two factors affect one individual.
Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Families.
An unrightful couple（1）
01 Jack's heart palpitated at the first sight of his son's girlfriend. The girl more than one meter six head, white skin, tied not short not long ponytail, two eyes clear bright, clear water lotus like bright, between every act and action is full of vigor. The girl looked very much like a human being, especially as she also had a mole the size of a green bean under her left earlobe, which was hard to spot without special attention. It was Sally from more than 20 years ago. The girl was a chip off the old block, with an uncanny resemblance to Sally.
Ivan A JaramilloPublished about 3 hours ago in Families
Borrow abdomen parturient (2)
After returning to the dormitory, Dong Ni tossed and turned, but couldn't sleep. Half a million yuan is not a small amount. In the county where he lives, he can buy a commercial house and a car to drive, and his wife and son can eat and drink without worry and live a rich life... Dongzi is tempted, for the sake of home, he wants to try.
Ivan A JaramilloPublished about 3 hours ago in Families
Borrow abdomen parturient
Dong Ni lives in a small county. He is a technician in an auto repair shop. His wife Xiaojuan has no job and is waiting on her two-year-old son at home.
Ivan A JaramilloPublished about 3 hours ago in Families
Cherish the present people, treat the people who endure hardships together, and don't let details defeat love!
Cherish the present people, treat the people who endure hardships together, and don't let details defeat love! Many people don't know what love is until they lose it.
When I first saw you, you were radiant
Think back to the first time I saw you, you were radiant with light, somehow suddenly dimmed, the light disappeared, the love gradually dissipated. After ten years of marriage, I found that from love to love, there is a cognitive solidification: only one person in the repair of the relationship, not worth continuing.
I find women who have a habit of putting their partners down, putting them down, and seeming dominant
1. She has been oppressed by her parents since she was a child. In marriage, there is this type of woman who seems to be very strong and superior, who often criticizes her husband and says everything in the family. They look beautiful from the outside, but they're really pathetic. Because a woman can have such a strong character, most of the reason is the family of origin is unfortunate.
Some people love each other even when they can't be married
One day during lunch break, my father was playing basketball with some of his factory colleagues. One of the boys, who also liked his mother, took the opportunity to maliciously collide with him, once, twice... The fourth time Dad was knocked to the ground by the boy without the ball in his hands, and before he knew it, a figure rushed over and hit the boy hard in the chest with his elbow.
pomfret wisePublished about 4 hours ago in Families
Why do so many people now blame their unfortunate families on their families of origin?
We are all forged in a furnace called family. "As a child, your family system is your whole being. You make judgments as a child based on the worldview that your family system teaches you—about who you are and how you should deal with others. If your parents were mean, you It's possible to make judgments like: 'I don't trust anyone, I don't deserve anyone's attention', or 'I'll never get anywhere'."
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