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Farming and Family
There's a feeling of coming home as I drive into the farmyard, whether it's the family farmyard where my grandparents lived, or the farmyard I grew up running around. There's a sense of purity and freedom that comes with rural life. Knowing that your work with the soil, or your care for the livestock, produces the food that the world needs to survive helps you gain perspective on the bigger picture of life.
By Valerie Jean6 years ago in Families
The Truth Bound in Leather
As Erin left the courthouse and walked to her car, a tempest of various emotions began to overwhelm her. It was finally over. It was the end of an era, a new beginning that was both relieving and a little scary all at once. At the same time it was heartbreaking. How could a marriage that had started so beautifully and in such a perfect way, end with such bitterness and feelings of betrayal?
By Vince Coliam6 years ago in Families
Something Could Happen
The end of my 10-year marriage was recently finalized after the mandatory Colorado 91-day “waiting period,” and I was in the middle of an existential moment. What’s defined me for the past decade-plus is, legally speaking, gone. Being a stepfather and never adopting my now ex-wife’s kids means that I’m….no one. That’s an oversimplification, I know. They still see me as Dad, but I can’t make any decisions about them or, if an emergency befalls them, seek treatment for them without their mother’s consent. And in her eyes, I’m now a roommate who helps her take care of her kids. So, it’s a fair statement to say that a large part of me has been feeling empty.
By David Marquiss6 years ago in Families
The Molly Maguires Club
Randi was frantic. Panicked. Every textbook. Every notebook. Her gym bag. Her pencil case. Every last thing from her locker spilled out onto the gray tile of the floor. She sank to her knees. Held her head in her hands and tried to steady her breathing that was coming hard and irregular. Her face reddened and beads of sweat quivered on her upper lip.
By Haze Medley6 years ago in Families
The Cabin
She laid in the tiny wood-framed bed, pulling the blankets up close underneath her neck. It was too cold to wake up and she dreaded the thought of her feet hitting the freezing floor. She knew she should get up, put on some tea, start the fire, and prepare for the pain that today would inevitably bring. But the thought of going through her father’s personal belongings brought tears to her eyes. Tears she was afraid would not stop flowing if she permitted them to start. Tears that would inevitably freeze to her cheeks.
By Amy Koller6 years ago in Families
The Bargain
It was back. The small, black book which I thought I’d trashed in the dumpster after my father had sent it for my eighteenth birthday, now sat, seemingly untouched and unblemished on my nightstand. I rubbed my eyes, trying to shake the cobwebs of sleep from my muddled mind, before sitting up to take a proper look.
By Trisha Srigiriraju6 years ago in Families
Little black book
As the taxi pulled up to the house I was flooded with memories. This was only the 2nd time I had been here and yet it was connected to so much of my life. My past and now my future. The last time I was here was before I was married. My fiancé had brought me here for dinner and to meet his mother. Dinner was quiet, almost void of emotion. David had done most of the talking and it was about him more than anyone else. I was nervous and proud of him and so was glad he had taken control as it made it easier on me. I thought he had done so to be kind to me. After the meal I helped take dishes into the kitchen. We were alone and she said to me “don’t marry him. No one deserves that kind of cruelty” just then David came into the kitchen saying we had to leave and I wasn’t able to say anything to her. I thought all the way home ‘why would she stay such a thing? She doesn't even know me and nothing was said at dinner to make her think I was a horrible person’ Did David say something before about me to make her think I was so horrible for him?’ I asked him why his mother didn’t like me and he said, “oh I am sorry she gave you that impression. She has always been a difficult person. I don’t think she likes anyone. She doesn’t even have any close friends that I know of. She seems to push everyone away.” She came to the wedding but only for the service and didn’t stay for the reception. she never smiled once that I can remember and even the few pictures taken of her she wasn’t smiling. So I didn’t mind that my husband let me stay home when he went to visit her or deal with things for her.
By Gina Solomon6 years ago in Families
The Brother I Never Knew
“Sorry for your loss,” a man says to me as he walks pass the casket. My mother must have been a well-known individual in this community. Everyone for the pass hour has been telling me how much of a good woman she was. I wouldn’t know. According to my foster mom, Elizabeth, my mother gave me up for adoption when I was one years old. I only came to the funeral to see what she looked like. For years, I’ve had mixed feelings about her. On one hand, she gave me up and never checked on me. I’d hope she would want to see how I’ve turned out. I’m 21 and about to graduate to be a delivery labor nurse. I worked hard to get where I am now with the help of Elizabeth. A part of me is happy she did give me up though because I would not have met Elizabeth. She has been the best mother I could have ever asked for. This funeral is my way to express my anger with the woman would did not want me. I will say my piece then get on with my life.
By D'Aisha Tolbert6 years ago in Families
Swaddlers Vs Cruisers
Whats the Difference Between Swaddlers and Cruisers Swaddlers Vs Cruisers Difference: Choosing the correct diaper for your little one is hard, particularly on the off chance that you know nothing about diapers. To locate the correct diaper, it is fundamental to have some normal thoughts of diapers. "Pampers" is perhaps the most famous diaper brands, has given insurance to infants' skin for over 40 years.
By Try My Price Online6 years ago in Families
Simply Inherited
What was left of 16-year-old Azura's heart was a sadness unbearable with the death of her grandmother. Getting ready for Sunday morning church, October 13, was the easiest compared to the events an hour before the service. Azura remembered tying her shoes before hearing her mother burst through the back door, crying hysterically about the absence of a soul now gone from the world.
By Candis Ruiz6 years ago in Families
