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4 Important Qualities That You Want in an Electric Ride On Car
You’ve been seriously looking at different makes and models of kids electric cars and think that one of them is ideal for your child. Before you buy anything, do take the time to learn a little more about the ride on car that’s caught your eye. Here are four key qualities that the right electric ride on car will provide. If these qualities aren’t present, that’s your cue to look elsewhere.
By Michael Thomas6 years ago in Families
Daddy and Me
I was a questioning child...always wanting to know the why of any matter. This is a hard question for any parent to answer at the best of times. However, Daddy always tried to answer my questions--no matter how difficult, and, if he did not know the answer tried to source the answer that was required. He never let me down in this and often had to tell me to be patient but he never forgot the question asked and always found me an appropriate answer when possible. I learned, early in life, that there is not always an immediate or any answer to some of the questions we may have about the world around us. The important thing is that daddy listened to my questions and provided honest answers even if they were not the ones I wanted to hear.
By Lizabeth Brooks6 years ago in Families
Becoming a Divorcee
Recently I saw a photograph of my best friend’s wedding day, happily displayed on Facebook in celebration of her 19th wedding anniversary. I remember the wedding day very fondly, and clicked a ‘like’ on the photograph, wrote a comment to my friend, congratulating her and her husband, and sending my love to them all, with a big, happy exclamation mark at the end. The day the photograph was taken, 19 years ago, I too was a young newlywed, having married my first husband not quite three months earlier. My happiness towards my friends on the celebration of their anniversary was honest and genuine – they are wonderful people, and I feel fortunate to be able to call them friends - but I have to admit, I was left with a strange, initially unidentified feeling for the rest of the day. My stomach felt knotted, and I couldn’t quite put my finger on what was causing it. That evening, my husband was out, and my daughter had gone to bed, and I gave myself some time to consider the strange, heavy feeling that had afflicted me all day, and I found I could identify its root. My own first marriage, begun in the same year as my best friend’s 18-year success story, sadly ended after 10 years, and it was my prickling feelings of failure that were causing the grey mood I had been experiencing all day.
By Sarah Newlyn6 years ago in Families
How to Organize Private Live in Care for an Elderly Person in Quarantine
The problem is exacerbated by the fact that older people are often unaware of the opportunities that technology provides. What we need to know to make life easier for older people in this difficult time.
By Unleash Design6 years ago in Families
What My Dad Taught Me
My sperm donor was Polish/Russian. My mother is Mexican. My stepfather, the man I called daddy was a smart, well educated, financially sound black man. He married my mother after the divorce and raised me from the age of seven. I identify more with the black community than the white. I lived in a predominately black neighborhood. I went to predominately black schools. My mother said I was the only person she ever knew who could easily flip flop in and out of different people situations. I had friends of every race and got along with everyone.
By Melanie Crane6 years ago in Families
MY UTERUS BETRAYED ME.....
MY UTERUS BETRAYED ME………. Or did I betray...it? I have two kids. Beautiful, healthy children that are the lights of my life. But, it wasn’t an easy road. My first son was a natural oops. I say natural oops because well, he was...but it doesn’t mean he isn’t My Sunshine. I wanted him from the start, no question at all. He came early though, he wanted out. 6 weeks early and spent the first 5 weeks of his beautiful life in the NICU. He was beautiful and perfect….and we went throught hell.
By Rebecca Ann6 years ago in Families
My Journey to Motherhood
This is my son he was born middle of this year and it was so glorious and precious night when he was born.. it was tough being in a pandemic but I was glad that my husband could be there since nobody else could be there! But wait that’s not the beginning of this story so let’s jump to the beginning.
By Alex Marie Wolf6 years ago in Families
Who am I?
I was eighteen years old and living in Detroit when I got word that my uncle Roy had passed away. I wanted to go to the funeral and so I asked my friend, Odessa to accompany me. We crossed the border and got to the funeral home, where the service was about to begin.
By Catharine Parks6 years ago in Families
Grandad
I met a grand father who was born in Italy and raised in Philadelphia. He told me about his uncle's speak easy and how he was raised there as he worked there after school and on weekends. It was warm, rich, extremely cozy and felt safe, even when it was packed with bodies; even with some colorful characters.
By Maryanne O'Keeffe Potter6 years ago in Families
I Remember
For generations my family lived over the peaceful hills. We were the earliest inhabitants, the only ones for the longest time. The hills were rich in nutrients, full of potential, and we expanded. Although life was hard, the atmosphere was pleasant, and we thrived off one another. In a sense, it was a perfect life, at least for me. I remember so much of my adolescence, always looking up to my elders, and striving to become precisely like them. In a way, that is what we all did, to become the same, to be healthy, and to nurture one another. I learned that from a young age, and continuously reached out to others for guidance and help when I needed it most, and even when I did not need it. Purely to build knowledge, to become wise much like the others. I wanted to be wise one day, I constantly told myself as I grew up.
By Jordan Gabriel Clark6 years ago in Families
