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Indigo
Indigo's eyes slowly opened as she breathed in the smell of a new day. She was so delighted that she finally had a place to call her own. A place built by the hands of a man she had come to admire and adore - a man she lovingly called “grandpop". Indigo's life, at a mere 11 years old, had not been the easiest or the most glamorous. She had witnessed her mom get hauled off by police on many occasions, she was forced to trod up and down city streets begging for food and money, and she was subjected to sleeping anywhere she could find a little warmth. Indigo had resolved that her life would always be filled with uncertainty, fear, and sadness. This unpredictable existence with an emotionally detached mother and an absent father was, in a twisted way, her stability.
By Tausha Marshall6 years ago in Families
Home Inspection Benefits for House Buyers
Purchasing a house is a long cycle and it requires a serious immense amount of venture, so one can't settle on any choice without appropriately breaking down everything. That is why it's truly essential to inspect the land you are keen on, particularly in the current real estate market. A house goes through such home inspection in texas so all the potential issues could be found before one intends to move into it. These sorts of home inspections in texas typically incorporate an audit of underlying, mechanical, and electrical viewpoints in the house.
By George Kinsela6 years ago in Families
Anyone Can Be A Mother But It Takes Someone Special To be A Mom
After two prior abusive relationships, Sandra didn't know if she would ever find the love and happiness she longed for. She had been mentally abused for almost two years by the last man she had been engaged with, and the one prior to that was an eight year relationship with a man who had physically abused her more times than she could count.
By Adrienne Huggins6 years ago in Families
Victory
When I was little, my Nana would tell me stories about the Greek Goddess Athena and her owl. Little me was fascinated at the idea of a woman, a warrior born from the head of Zeus, who would keep company with an owl. Imagine having a creature who could fly into the heavens and come back with all the knowledge you needed for victory. I didn’t really believe that the owl had an inner light, I assumed the Greeks just didn’t know about night vision.
By Jenn O'neil6 years ago in Families
Ornamental Memories
“Fight!” screamed a kid nearby, so loud that Maggie flinched to cover her ears. She peered to her left to a see a crowd starting to form around the two boys, wrestling on the concrete. They were in the year above her and were always starting fights around the school, so she turned back and continued picking at her sandwich. “Dad should know by now that I hate pickles” she thought.
By Jess Halpin6 years ago in Families
The Loneliness of being a single mother
My name is Brooke, I became a mother at 20 years old. Not only a mother but a single mother. My daughter's father didn't want anything to do with me or our child after I had found out I was pregnant, and he ran. Far and fast.
By Brooke Heath6 years ago in Families
Boggart Hole Clough
" Once upon a time in little village called Blackley, lived a family who had a house right next to an amazing place known as Boggart Hole Clough. The young boy of the family ws called Wyn, he loved to do stuff with his dad and this day, when he hoped to go out and play in "The Clough" with him, his dad says “ Right I’m just off for a game of bowls!”
By Greg Brown6 years ago in Families
Away from Nature
On the first day of the spring, a season that brings new life and joy all around you, a couple Bruce and Rose, welcomed their first baby girl and not far away a Barn owl welcomed its owlet into the world. Nature has its own way of blending the music together with the sound of the baby cries and cooing of an owlet.
By Hari Prasad Bairaju6 years ago in Families
