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Unique Creations: Supporting Families in a Time of Darkness
Childcare services are one of the most important staples within communities. They provide foundations for children to gain necessary education and foster lasting relationships that help build character. Though COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on businesses, this childcare center continues to stay open to assist parents who are essential workers and aren’t able to take off during this time. Therefore, Unique Creations Childcare Center has been able to contribute to the needs of the community and address their concerns promptly. Beginning as an in-home center, Joy was able to start her business and assist children who were in need of a daycare center. With her certification only allowing 5 children at a time, she made it her goal in 2007 to expand and increase her influence on the children of the community. Within three years, she was able to purchase her own facility in Fuquay Varina, North Carolina! Since then, she has improved her certification from 5 to 30 kids, enhancing her reach and impact within the community.
By Makayla Hunter6 years ago in Families
Having my first child
The idea of being pregnant was something that always frightened me I would sometimes dream of finding myself suddenly large with child wondering suddenly large with children wondering how I could undo it without having to endure the unimaginable pain of child birth.
By Avril Jones6 years ago in Families
About adoption
Personally, I was always interested in adoption. Just to take it out of the way, it is not because I cannot have kids (at least I don't know yet) and also, WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH EVERYONE ASKING ME THIS? "Why don't you have your own kid?"- is the first question I am usually asked.
By Corina G. Prutean6 years ago in Families
A letter to my boy
From the day you were born, you were always a sweet child, a sensitive boy with a heart of gold. As I write this to you from the other side of the world, I gaze out my window with worry and the pain of not being there with you, and your brothers. An ocean apart while a global pandemic rages on...who would have thought that life would take us to this place in our lives.
By Lori Brizius6 years ago in Families
Love In Challenges
She was stoic, prideful, loving and had the strength of beef stock. My nana better known as Louise was a woman who persevered her way through life. An epitome of the sophisticated lady, wife mother, grandmother, sister church clerk and Bell Atlantic first black woman to be a telephone operator in the district of Queens, New York. She touched many lives and a leader in her own right. I always wondered about her story and what molded her into who she was. What were the layers that unveiled this beautiful spirit? Well she had a mix of old school, but she was a deep thinker but also strong in her faith. During her last stages of cancer is where her an I truly established a stronger bond as I was a young teen with a lot of challenges ahead of me that would transform my life for my highest good. I put my amour on to fight with her and assist her in anyway I could even though I had the least bit of tools to assist me for what was coming but I gained them on the way. She didn’t tell anyone she was sick because she was the strong one, she held down the fort when things got rough, she handled the business as they would say. I look back and ask who was strong for her who took care of her when she felt weak or even a little inadequate. I can hear her say it now “God”. She needed support, compassion, love and kindness more than ever.
By Johnetta Cuff6 years ago in Families
Pregnancy During A Pandemic.
I found out I was pregnant September 20th of 2019. Having just miscarried in March I was shocked. I was scared and any other negative emotion you could put into formation. I was suppose to give birth on September 27th 2019 so finding out just 7 days before then that I was in fact pregnant again TERRIFIED me.
By Alyssa Holley6 years ago in Families
My Continental Family
"Are you surviving or thriving?" Sid Garza-Hillman wanted me to ask you. FRIDAY APRIL 11, 2020 Early this morning I had quite the vivid dream, that I was in my own bed spooning an actor. While the body type felt very familiar, I still had no idea who was behind me. Now, I worked in television for seven years, and theater for 20, so over the course of my career, and this may have actually happened ahem ahem ahem a few times. The man gets out of bed, stands up, and watches me. I roll over and see that it's Jay. Have I been caught?! Did I think I had sex with someone else the night before? A high school friend of mine shows up, who is now a doctor at Stony Brook Hospital. Maybe she's there to rescue me from this predicament. I ask her to go to my mom's house to get my keys. When she gets there, she has to crawl through a window to get them, because the house is empty and vacant. But she gets my keys, and brings them back to me.
By Karen Lichtman6 years ago in Families
My Girl
Sixteen and a half years ago I gave birth to a tiny baby girl. This baby had wreaked havoc on my body just to bring her into the world, and when she arrived I had no idea what just happened. I had a lot of medical issues giving birth to her and though she should have been a c-section delivery, that just wasn't in the cards and my body paid the price.
By Aniu McPherson6 years ago in Families
Got Eggs? Plastic Eggs?
Well It's here . April 12th is creeping upon on us. With the world in a bit of a tailspin from the COVID-19 outbreak I'm sure many people are saddened by cancelled plans and the inability to spend the upcoming holiday with family. For families with young kids this has put parents into a new position of having to try and keep up with the holiday and make it special for our kid's as we have the years previous. For myself and a friend of mine our youngests kid's birthdays fall on the 12th as well. So this year there is extra fun happening.
By Misha Alsleben6 years ago in Families
