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Thanksgiving 2020
Let’s just take a minute to appreciate and be thankful for being alive and well today. Take a few seconds to just sit and be. Don't let your thoughts overwhelm you. Just meditate on something nice and pleasant. Truly be grateful and recognize you are okay. You are more than okay. Take more time in your day to just be more thankful, humble and patient. You are so lucky to be alive! Go say hello to your neighbor, be kind and help an elderly person or just have a conversation with a stranger.
By Olga Melman6 years ago in Families
Simplicity of the Old Days
Do you miss the days of simplicity? I step back sometimes and look at just how much the times have changed. Being a 70's baby I remember what I call the "good times". I think back to when there wasn't no where near as much crime, families gathered on Sundays and holidays for dinners, there were still such things as family reunions. Children could be found outside riding bikes or exploring nature instead of sitting cooped up in the house with a video game controller or a smartphone in their hands. Mothers were in the kitchen shelling beans, standing over the stove, and sharing stories about their families. Fathers were sitting under a shade tree playing cards, throwing horseshoes, smoking their favorite pipes or cigars, and jokingly complaining about work or their wives.
By Mandy Mauldin6 years ago in Families
My childhood imagination
When I was younger and I’m talking primary school age so up till about ten years old. I used to pretend my fingers were people they all had their own little back stories and lives. I used to use barbie clothes and toilet roll to make little outfits for them, mainly just pinkie she was my favourite. I’m going to explain their little lives and relationships with each other, it’s pretty weird but it created hours of fun.
By collette_236 years ago in Families
Journal of a Sad Mom
Plenty of people say that having a baby is a blessing. Some people say that it gives them purpose. As a young married woman, I felt that having a baby was part of marriage and having a family. After three months trying to conceive, my husband and I succeeded.
By Aqualyn Boulanger6 years ago in Families
There Can Only be One
Bianca Lloyd stopped pacing and stared at her petite mother. The tapestry that was her life had a loose red thread. They were in her mother’s office based in Japan and dusk was slowly settling in for the evening. The room, with its plush carpets and super comfy leather chairs, had brought much comfort to her in years past. But now...She held back a groan and began pacing again. They were beginning to resemble something completely different.
By Guadalupe (Lupe) Herrera6 years ago in Families
Rest in peace Dad
I do clearly remember when I was 6 years old on a sunny morning in our front yard while my mother and father was gardening that I decided to get a broom stick, stood on a chair and starting singing my lungs out in the tune of Tie A Yellow Ribbon and told myself and my parents that someday, I will be a great performer.
By Cecile and Mighty Torrente6 years ago in Families
Grief: A Widow's Perspective
Grief. It’s a small word. One syllable. Yet, the amount of weight that word carries with it, is absolutely astonishing. It seems as though most people have heard about the various stages of grief. Denial, when one is simply not ready to face reality and in essence shuts down. Anger, when one realizes their reality just turned on its head and is looking for someone or something to blame. Bargaining, when desperation sets in and one pleads with all the powers that be to just fix it. If they fix it things will change. Depression, when reality really hits hard and even getting out of bed is a struggle. Guilt can rear its ugly head here too. …And then of course, there is acceptance. Where we are supposed to say, “This is life now, it can’t be changed, move forward.”
By Madelynn Hess6 years ago in Families
How A Hug Can Help Your Autistic Child.
Autistic children and adults often seek pressure in a variety of ways to calm themselves and cope with sensory overload. Oftentimes, hugs and squeezes from other people can cause more distress because autistic children or adults are often unable to communicate their needs by indicating a particular amount or length of pressure. This is both frustrating and ineffective for both the autistic person and whoever is hugging or squeezing them.
By Susanna Flavius6 years ago in Families
