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In My Head
I remember the saddest day of my life. Everything was as usual for the start of my day. As I wipe the sleep out of my eyes from the night before. The first thought that invaded my mind was; “That’s right I still have a shot!” I run to the bathroom and shove it in and oh my God that feels awesome! Well we’ll see how good Tina is to me by tonight.
By Sirena Sparks6 years ago in Families
Two Fires
During Fire Trailer 12 From my memory, I was young enough to care about things I did not know could be replaced. I estimate I may have been between 2 and 4 years old.
By Yuley B6 years ago in Families
A Child is Not a Pawn
What happens to a person's ability to have healthy relationships as an adult, when, growing up, they were not treated properly by their family?
By Samantha Sidor6 years ago in Families
How to Care for an Infant With a Birth Injury
Conception is a celebration of life and the beginning of a family. Unfortunately, there are circumstances that can lead to birth defects and birth injuries brought on by issues in medical care and potentially during delivery.
By Casey Chesterfield6 years ago in Families
My days in self quarantine
After a few years back in the UK, deciding where to live, what job to do and just putting one step in front another, I decided to move back to Portugal and start a new job as a Drama Teacher at an International School near Cascais. This was in July 2020, when flights were being cancelled and everything seemed completely scary! This was a crazy time to move!
By Catherine Goulding6 years ago in Families
Miscarriage
Statistics say that 1 in 4 people with uteruses will experience a miscarriage. That means in a room with 40 uterus bearing people, at least ten of them will have experienced a miscarriage in their lifetime. A couple of weeks ago Chrissy Teigen shared her experience with her miscarriage. I am also one of those 1 in 4 and want to share my experience.
By Brittany Sanders6 years ago in Families
History of Christmas
As we all know Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December. Christmas is a religious and sacred holiday. Two millennia people around the world have been observing Christmas with traditions and practices. The traditions and practices are religious and secular in nature. Christains celebrate Christmas as the birthday of Jesus. Jesus is a spiritual leader of their religion. December 25th or Christmas has been a federal holiday since 1870.
By Drake Waggoner6 years ago in Families
"The world is so cruel; my heart torn in two"
I don't know who took this pic of me some ten odd years ago, or what was going through my mind at the time. It's self-evident however that I might could have avoided a lot of heartbreak and whatnot had I just taken the advice of my "old heads" around that general timeframe.
By Nefarious Darrius6 years ago in Families
Guidance to Choose the Right Toys for Pre-schoolers
In earlier articles, we laid the foundation of the importance of inspiring kids’ creativity to maximize the outcomes of their growing age towards an outstanding career journey. In our analysis, we showed how STEM is playing a fundamental role in all life aspects. To ease analysis and guide parents, we split the growing age into three stages, namely, Toddler, Pre-schooler, and Mid-childhood. Starting with Toddler, we showed the basic skills and goals that needed to understand for choosing the right toys that basically play a considerable role of building the awareness of the physics of the surroundings, like sizes and colors. In this article, we would like to briefly summarize the major goals of each stage from Toddler through Mid-childhood years. From the perspective of a growing process, raising a kid is somehow like creating a brand and growing it bigger, better, and stronger gradually with the right ways.
By cossykids6 years ago in Families
Little Aj Learns Her Manners
It is a bright and shiny morning! “Good morning mama,” says AJ in a sleepy voice. “Good morning AJ, someone is still sleepy this morning,” says Mama cheerfully.
By Makenna Blackman6 years ago in Families
Holiday Bliss
The holiday has come so fast. It’s time to spend quality time with our family. This year has been so different. This year I talked to my family over video calls. I also received some regular phone calls. Some of my family and friends sent cards. I mail cards to let my family and friends know that I was thinking of them. I was so thankful to see another Thanksgiving. It’s perfect peace to be in the land of the living. We should always be thankful. A lot of people are still adjusting to this new normal.
By Ashley 6 years ago in Families
Dear Super Hero
Dear caregivers, also known to us as Super Heroes, Soooooo, it's been a few months since your new involuntary title. No, you didn't get a raise or even appreciation from us at first, for the step up you needed to take with such short notice.
By Kimberly Peace6 years ago in Families