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Wasting life 2
Honestly, My life could’ve continued to get even worse at that point. It started off pretty horrible and traumatic but it honestly got better (for awhile). I lived with my grandma and we pushed through everything together. Never really heard from my mom. It bothered my little heart for awhile but honestly I forgot about her for a period of time. I had two friends I would spend almost everyday with due to my grandma working constantly to support me and her. One was named Melanie, she was about a year older and her family took good care of me while my grandma was always working. The other was Susanna, she was a few months younger than me and she was probably the closest friend I’ve ever had. I sometimes still miss her but we’re two extremely different people now, I was basically always with her and her big crazy family everyday. I felt like I belonged there. She had everything I wanted, a mom and dad together and brothers and sisters. However, By the time I was 9 I had a desire to know what happened to my birth mom. I would see her dad a few times a year but we never talked about her. He would take care of me by buying me clothes a few times a year, and we would talk about everything but her. I never had the guts to ask him about her until I finally told my grandma I wanted to ask him. She didn’t encourage or discourage it but simply said I should ask him where she was. Well, I finally got the nerve at 9 years old to ask where my mom was, all he did was pull out his phone and read a number to me. I wrote it down, never called or texted. I fantasized about calling or texting her and meeting her but didn’t want to scare her off. The thought of her possibly rejecting me scared me enough to be satisfied with the way things were. But later that same year, I made a Facebook account to play games on the computer at my grandmas office. Well guess who popped up as a suggested friend? My mom. I remember freezing and not knowing what to do. I showed it to my grandma and she told me to leave it alone and “don’t send a friend request”. Well, I guess this was my first real rebellious act...I sent the friend request and closed it super quick so my grandma wouldn’t see. However, I didn’t know I should’ve logged out and my grandma saw the accepted friend request a few days later and came to me asking why I did it. I remember crying and just saying how much I wanted her in my life. My grandma was very understanding and actually encouraged me to send her a message. Before I did that though I went through her pictures and I saw lots of pictures with a little girl who looked just like me. I was going to send her a message first but she had already sent me one asking if my grandma knew I had contacted her. I replied with yes and a bunch of questions I don’t remember. The main question I had though was who the little girl was. She told me her name was august and she was my little sister. She was 3 years old and the most precious thing I’d ever seen. I remember falling in love through the screen. All my life I’d asked my grandma to adopt me a little sister. Obviously it never happened but now I had better than an adopted sister I had a real sister <3. I was so happy to finally know my mom wasn’t alone without me. My mom and I talked for a few months everyday. By this time I was 10 and in my final year in elementary school. At this time, I was starting to become very confused about my life and where I belonged in the world. I noticed how I had an attraction to this girl and also a boy in my class. It scared me because I was raised in a religion that says same sex relationships were a definite no. But when the girl told me she liked me back I guess all that I was taught went to waste because I had my first little girlfriend... I realized pretty quickly I was bisexual. Thats what started a horrible downhill spiral for me.
By ))))):6 years ago in Families
3 Things You Should Have Learned About Your Kids In 2020
For many, 2020 has been a rollercoaster ride. It symbolized job interruptions, education nightmares, public restrictions, sickness, financial horrors, and more. But for families with kids who were forced to stay home when they normally wouldn’t, it should have been an amazing chance to bond and make up for lost time. From a mom of 7 who has been homeschooling on and off since 2003 and running her own business at home since 2005, here are three things I feel parents should have learned from their kids in 2020.
By Lyn Lomasi6 years ago in Families
Happy New Year !! Here's to 2021 kicking 2020's a**
SDear Dad, Today's is our favorite holiday New Years Eve. I really wish I could get myself up out of bed. I wish I could get myself to have enough energy to take a shower and get dressed for today like before but unfortunately I just can't seem to find it in myself to. It's almost crazy to me how little control I have over my own emotions these days. My mind is screaming at me to try and enjoy today like any other year but my heart just won't allow it because normally by now my phone would be blowing up by you asking me millions of times why I haven't showed up to your house yet or am I bringing ALL the essentials for tonight. You were always yelling at me for never being on time but yet when I showed up finally it was like the best moment for you. I'll never forget you coming up to me with your arms wide open and saying "About time you have arrived almost midnight" even though it would be literally seven o'clock haha.. you were so silly just always making me laugh even when I didn't want to. My body is so weak all I wanna do is sleep all day but I refuse to because I know how disappointed you would be looking down on me. So I am writing this in hopes it will give me the strength to finally start my day. I shall rise up for you and live in your name dad. I shall find it in me to celebrate life and the new year for you tonight. I hope you can be proud of me now; you always told me I needed to enjoy life more. All the things you would be so proud of me for that I finally found the strength to accomplish this year even if it was one of the worst years in decades ha surprising right? It just eats me up knowing it took you passing to actually get that power inside for myself to do all those things finally but I also thank you because it was as if you were giving me all of your own strength that you had left since you saw no reason for it now as you are stronger then ever before.
By Amanda lynn6 years ago in Families
Reality About Growing Up
Ever wonder how you started as a baby and always imagine how you went from a minor to an adult. How you use your mother a hard and make a mess argue a lot. Everything that happened in your life vanishes, we wake up to being an adult and having your own family. Like, what happened to not paying bills and having to think when your next paycheck would come knowing it will either go to your house or car insurance and a whole lot of other things. As a child, they have nothing to worry about in life. Your mind is just what happened? So much fun and all the other great things in life as a kid. But no, at some period of being a child, we wanted to hurry up and grow. But are we ready for the responsibility? Were we just angry at our parents because we did not do what we wanted at that time? We are stuck. Arguing with our parents were worthless because they know about life more and that we were too stubborn to listen.
By Vicky Alcazar6 years ago in Families
What is it like being a daughter
Not everybody has a parent. By destiny, bad accidents or by their own choice. Some parents have never been interested and they just abandoned their kids. Other families just don't get on. They live separate lives with no contact, they may only meet on funerals.
By Anna Paulová6 years ago in Families
Being Mummy
B After 15 years of being a career girl and being married and divorced then married again. Three years into my 2nd marriage at the age of 38 I gave birth to my first child.
By Lynsey A. Johnson6 years ago in Families
Mosquito and Rat
MOSQUITO AND RAT I would like to take this moment in order to tell you a story of Mosquito and Rat .In our everyday life, we have to eat for our body needs food so as to act different activities.
By Terry6 years ago in Families
Were are you sister dearest
Maya closed the window slowly as her sister looked at her with worry through the window. She gave her a reassuring smile and left to go to her best friend's house. Maya and Ellen spent the whole night laughing and talking. And then she climbed back into her bedroom at four o'clock. She was able to get about one hour of sleep before their mom came into the room to wake them up for school.
By Charity Walker6 years ago in Families
Benefits of Toys in Children Learning
Children want to play with the toys, no matter what their age is. If you don’t believe it, just take the kids to any toy shop or even show them toys online. They will possibly find many things that they want them desperately. Toys are not only a source of fun for kids, but some toys help in child’s learning and development. Parents can provide suitable toys according to their children age to help them learn about the environment around them, satisfying their curiosity, encourage them to interact with others through compromise, conflict resolution and sharing with fun.
By Syed Imran6 years ago in Families
The Excuse
17-year-old Jennifer Blake asks her Mother, “Was you excited when you found out that you were going to have me?” “Well,” her mother pauses, nodding her head left to right then said, “I kinda lost a bet.”
By Annelise Lords 6 years ago in Families
YOUR LEGACY
December 28th 1959 you were born. On Sunday August 2, 1981 I your daughter, your firs celebrating. Now it's the 17th and I'm 12 years old and I'm mourning a loss that will forever effect me and I have never been the same since. It's been 27 years 4 months and 12 days and counting. Every year whenever the anniversary or your death, burial or birthday comes around I often reflect on how different my life would have been, how different his would have been, how different yours would have been, how his bird would of been if they survived, am I making you proud, am I living up to the promise I made to you. Am I your legacy living up to the legacy you left behind. These are questions I reflect on often but even more so on days like today your birthday. On days like today your absence effects differently every year. On days like this I miss you more, I wish you were here so I can ask the questions that I never got to ask you and tell you that I LOVE YOU MOMMY. Instead I settle for telling you in my thoughts and hope that you can hear me where you are. Memories of you are forever in my heart. I wish Heaven had visiting hours. It’s been so long that I can remember face but not your face. I can remember your face because of pictures I the living room of the old house, or the screensaver on my phone. It’s easy to remember your face when your face is my face.The mirror reflects you in me. I’m often told I look like you. Some have told me I act like you. One of your sisters once said to me “Just like Freida” and I simply stated I’m her daughter”. To be your daughter and to be told I’m like you and to have you for the short time I did was is an honor. I just wish it was longer. Things aren't the best down here right now and the struggle is real but so is God and the strength, love and leadership and so many other qualities that you passed on to me. I try to follow your example daily. I’m often put in the same position of leader, that strong person that everyone comes to for all there issues be it advice or just a listening ear or a helping had as I’m sure you were also, in fact I know you were. I’ve told the stories from those who hold fond memories of you and words like cool, al tight and sentiments like loyal, responsible just to. name a few are mentioned. I wonder how you handled it all. I wish you were here to have that conversation. I wonder if you felt alone or not. There are answers that I may never have to d St o many questions I wish I could ask you, but I have your memories, the memories you left with others and the stories that they tell of you and the example you left behind. With that within me and left for I use it to go my best to make you proud and create my own legacy for those coming after me.
By Le’Keshia C. Bell6 years ago in Families
Playing by innovation: creative toys to challenge your kids with this holiday while reducing idle screen time
Had you ever walked into a brick-and-mortar Australian Geographic store prior to its transfer to online retail, I bet you would have absolutely loved it.
By LW6 years ago in Families