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The Wedding Gift
Ross propped himself up on his elbow and looked down at the sixteen-year-old girl laying on the blanket next to him. “What do you say, Nita? Marry me?”
J MagnusonPublished 3 years ago in FamiliesFamily
Eva was a young girl in her 20s who was nor outstandingly beautiful nor ugly. She was just an average girl with an average life in an average city. One day, as she was leaving her boring office job, as she came to call it, she decided to walk home instead of taking the train. She was longing for a better life; perhaps, she was longing for a more adventures existence and for someone whom she could discover the world with. In her mind, her life was boring. Maybe her spontaneous decision to walk home will be the key for a new life; a life that she has been imagining and dreaming of for a while now. Eva always fantasised about discovering something like people do in telenovelas.
Melinda A. KomuvesPublished 3 years ago in FamiliesMom's Missing...
"Mom you need to leave my apartment, my babies MaMa and her Mother is moving in. Their trailer is infested with roaches and due to the recent cold weather, their pipes busted."
Greer CollinsPublished 3 years ago in FamiliesMe For You
Picture day with a middle schooler. It’s like she throws on her scrappiest clothes just to piss me off. “At least put on a sweatshirt that doesn’t have holes in the neck,” I say.
Julie ThompsonPublished 3 years ago in FamiliesThe Reception
The day was supposed to be about us: Me and Callie, our commitment to one another, our love. I suppose it mostly was, and as we sat hand-in-hand at the reception, I knew things had gone as well as could be expected. She’d said her vows. I’d said mine. Friends and family cheered as Callie triumphantly lifted a bouquet of dahlias over her head and trotted back down the lawn. Now we were quiet, tired, and warm with wine.
Willow KraimerPublished 3 years ago in FamiliesHow are you communicating your feelings?
Hi, welcome to my post. You’ll find information on aspects of homeschooling like languages, organisation and We are a family that believes in learning every day and grabbing adventure when it presents itself. I am the Mama and I am have never fit the mould. Being part of the LGBTQ+ community, neurodiverse and aiming for anything but the typical nuclear family. My dream life is not the typical 9-5, which was not the life my partner expected to end up living as he has grown up with traditional values. We have similar goals for our life together and for our children.
J . TurnerPublished 3 years ago in FamiliesHome-schooling
Home-schooling. Something every parent has had to do at some point during the last 12 months and probably most, never thought they would.
Kayleigh TaylorPublished 3 years ago in FamiliesGods and Games
"You hit me in the head on purpose Carlton!" Bryant yells out, holding his palm to his head. "It truly was an accident Bryant." Carlton scuffs, rolling his eyes.
A Mother's Inheritance
Michelle couldn't stop crying. How long had it been since the funeral? She hadn’t showered, and only got out of bed when absolutely necessary. People came to check on her, gave her food and kind words, though she didn’t say anything to any of them. Her phone was dead. The curtains remained drawn. Her only child, just barely older than she was when she became pregnant with him, was dead. For the past twenty-two years it had been just the two of them and now it was just her. Someone knocked on her bedroom door.
E.L. WilliamsPublished 3 years ago in FamiliesAfter Death
"Where were you when Dad was so sick? Never here, Polly! It's like you never loved him at all!" Cassie's loud and angry words dissolved into the tall Texas pines as Polly drove off, down the lane and turned her truck toward the highway.
"My dearest Briar"
The letter began. “Forgive me for contacting you out of the blue after so long spent estranged, but I have been tasked with reaching out to you to offer my deepest condolences.
Medusa StonePublished 3 years ago in Families10:05 to Heathrow
Colin clenched his fists and closed his eyes. He had read an article on conscious breathing and decided to try. He took a long, deep breath. In through the nose, out through the mouth. His eyes were still closed but he could feel it. Wheels up. They were off the ground.
Andre HilliardPublished 3 years ago in Families