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When My Father Left
My parents divorced when I was about two years old. I don't remember much about the ordeal. I do remember that my sister (who is three years older) and I were still very close to my father. He called us his Little Women because we use to always want to watch the movie at his house. We would spend every other weekend with him and sometimes Holidays. I was a daddy's girl.
By Summer Holiday6 years ago in Families
First Time
This is my first entry on vocal. I find it fitting that I am a person who celebrates my first of most things. After reading through just a few of the amazing post here, I feel my voice may seem a bit different from most. The image above is my first time at Botanical Gardens. It’s amazing how many first we can have in a lifetime. I often say that it is my goal to be appreciated more with repetition. Every experience is better than the last. I am so excited to share some of my simple truths. I hope that my post will be received as a day in the life of who I am today. I have always loved words. In fact, I call words my first true love. Truthfully, it was an arranged marriage orchestrated by my father as a form of punishment that proved to be reward. When I was growing up, I survived a lot of trauma. Most people don’t know unless we actually engage in a conversation where my experiences must be disclosed for understanding to be achieved. My mom used to tell me that I was supposed to be dead three times before I was born. The fact that I am alive, meant I had a purpose. I’m going to try and navigate through this as best I can. I’m so excited and eager to tell the right stories and post them in the right places to enable someone, only God knows who, to read and exhale.
By Kendell K. Lee6 years ago in Families
The Month That Changed The World
“Do people really eat bats?” my 8 year old asked me, eyes wide as we all clambered into the car after a day at school. As I tossed the backpacks, kit bags and lunch boxes in the back of the car a discussion broke out between the children. My 11-year-old daughter and two 8-year-old sons seemed to have a plethora of information about this deadly virus that had reportedly originated in China. Half listening, half pondering if I could take another route home to skip the school run traffic, I was admittedly entertained by how they debated the alleged facts they had gathered in the playground. As the volume escalated I decided to diffuse the topic and took it as the perfect opportunity to reinforce my daily begging for them to wash their hands, for which I received 3 almost rehearsed eye rolls and groans. This was at the beginning of February and I must confess current affairs were not at the top of my daily things to keep up with. I was in the process of finalizing a collection for Ramadan and preparing to return to London in a few weeks for surgery. I dismissed the Corona Virus as media frenzy and simply didn’t have the headspace to even attempt to process it. Before I left, family and friends urged me to wear a mask in the airport. I had just read an article, which of course was later found to be false, that masks provide no benefit and I didn’t want to buy into what appeared to me to be simply scaremongering.
By Maha Gorton6 years ago in Families
Divorce
Usually in a divorce, the couple that is divorcing needs to make the decision about who is going to keep the house. They need to work this out on their own or make sure that the courts address it. You must make the decision about what will be done with the property. There are many different options, and it is important to make sure that the decision is best for everyone involved.
By Spirit Guide Communication through the Art of Divination6 years ago in Families
Divorce
When you are going through a divorce, there are a lot of preparations you must do. You will want to make sure that you are hitting on all the things that you need to so that you are not missing anything. You will want to make a list of the items that you have to do so that you can have it done and ready with no problems. This will help you in the rebuilding of your new life after divorce.
By Spirit Guide Communication through the Art of Divination6 years ago in Families
2020 Holidays
This year has been a f***ing show, okay? It's been so bad, I've started using Gen Z vocab, bet. I'm a millennial, for context reasons. Currently in a weird but no commitment relationship that my family don't understand and still in college getting a degree that they don't understand either.
By Mae McCreery6 years ago in Families
The Bipolar Life
There has always been a little (and I mean little) part of my conscious that knew things were bad. Decisions I have made in life were always impulsive, weren't thought out all the way through, and were hardly ever good. Being bipolar, my ups and downs always had me going in ways I shouldn't have.I went un-diagnosed for almost twenty years of my life. I could never explain the rash decisions I made to my parents, friends, or anyone I knew.
By TurboedGoddess6 years ago in Families
Making Your Home Newborn Ready
Although infants are small and fairly immobile, there are many factors involved in getting your house ready to bring one home to live with you. The more you can take care of in advance, the happier you’ll be because sleep deprivation is real. Take care of what you can, so you can relax with your little one after he or she arrives.
By Robert Cordray6 years ago in Families
Things to do inside this winter
I have two daughters, four and two (almost three), and they are two the the most hilarious people I know. We got our first snowfall about a week ago, and my kids couldn't wait to get outside and play in the snow. We got them all bundled up in their snow gear and sent them into the backyard while Mommy got hot chocolate ready and watched from inside. My four year old waddled out there (I can't put my arms down!) and stood for a few minutes. She tried to roll one snow ball before coming back to the door shivering.
By Terra Thorne6 years ago in Families
Open Letters to My Mama – Letter Three
Dear Mama, Okay, so you KNEW this one was coming. How could I not talk about your talent?! You’ve got more talent in your little finger, than most people I know put together. You ace your fucking job, every single time, you can sing (yes, yes you can), you nail being a mum, you have a talent for being able to cheer anyone up; no matter what’s wrong. AND - and this could be the most important - your Pesto Pasta is the best I’ve ever tasted. True story.
By Rebecca Smith6 years ago in Families
Losing a Parent as an Adolescent
The loss of a parent is a tragic event at any stage of life, but has significant impacts on those who experience such a loss during their childhood or adolescence. As grief and death are complex emotions and experiences to go through, such experiences have lasting effects on those who are exposed to them at a young age. Properly grieving and processing a loss requires a level of emotional intelligence most people do not have until their late adolescent years. Even so, the loss of a parent, or experience of bereavement, leaves children and adolescents in a vulnerable position in their education, mental and physical health, and their interpersonal relationships.
By Paranneting/Anne Reboa6 years ago in Families
