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Never as We Planned
It's been years since I’ve seen you. I don’t know what I would do or how I would handle being face to face with you again. My heart could melt, burst, implode or I could feel nothing. Numb to the sight of you, but I know myself; you were a large part of my life, and you broke me when there was already nothing left to break.
By Taylor Somerville8 years ago in Families
Too Beautiful for Earth
Three years and two days ago, my life changed forever. I found out I was going to be a mommy. I was so happy. Words cannot even begin to describe how I felt. The next day, I got up super early to schedule an appointment at my local health department. They told me to come in in two hours. I went. I was so excited. They confirmed my pregnancy and told me that I was approximately five weeks and two days pregnant. They scheduled me with an OBGYN two weeks later. I went for my ultrasound to make sure everything was fine with the baby. It was. I was seven weeks and five days. I got to see and hear my tiny little baby’s heartbeat. I cried like a baby. It was the most magical sound I have ever heard. Even to this day.
By Chelsey Garner8 years ago in Families
Better
The nightmares come back eventually. They always do. The choking pain as I wake up hyperventilating and sobbing. Scared that I was still in the dream, never to escape what laid in the hell I revisited almost every night. Dreams about you watching me as I sleep. Dreams about that night and what could have happened. Dreams that are dark, but I can feel the space closing around me. Dreams that are lonely and no one ever existed, not even me.
By Quinn Rose8 years ago in Families
10 Celebrity Siblings You Didn’t Know Were Related
From the Olsen twin's younger sister to Charlie Sheen's mystery brother, these are the top ten celebrity siblings you didn't know were related. It might seem bizarre to be unaware of these sibling duos, but it is just proof that each of these celebrities can stand on their own in success, rather than living in their sibling's Hollywood spotlight.
By Kelsey Lange8 years ago in Families
The Greatest Man I Ever Knew
As a child, growing up in Toronto I never knew my father. We did not have a father figure in our lives, and I certainly never knew my father. When I was a young adult I moved to Northern Ontario, to get away from the city and my emotional environment. It was one of the best decisions I ever made. As a former foster child and crown ward, family was very important to me, yet I found myself as a single mother with a very young baby, all alone in a city I had only been to on a few other brief occasions. I met my husband shortly after moving to the strange city that I would call my hometown. I was not born in the city, nor was I raised here, but I called it my hometown nonetheless. The lessons I should have learned while being raised as a child were all taught to me in this city, and as an adult. My husband adopted my child as his own, and his family accepted my son as their own. He became more of a father to my son than his own father. His parents absorbed me into their family as a daughter more than just a daughter-in-law. I went on to learn so many life lessons from my newfound parents that I never experienced as a young child growing up. I never felt like I belonged anywhere, but I know that I belonged here. My husband and I never had a perfect relationship, but when things got hard we just worked it out and somehow always landed on our feet. Our relationship was strengthened by my mother and father-in-law who always supported us in everything we wanted in life.
By Andrea Heward8 years ago in Families
The Start of Something New
The news hit me like a rock, my stomach twisting in an almost uncomfortable knot. “I can’t find a job,” Mom continues. “Your uncle is willing to let us stay with him in Texas and help me find one there. You’ll get to go to a bigger school, one that has a library and no school uniforms. It’ll be a new beginning.”
By Sharisse Martinez8 years ago in Families
Growth: In & Out
Is a four-year difference in age too big of a gap for some? Perhaps. Let's say in a perfect world that this is the absolute ideal age gap for all pairs of people: couples, parents, friends, colleagues, and even siblings. Eventually, something would break. The paradigm would shift and no one would be challenged, no one would be uncomfortable, and no one would grow. This is what has been on my mind lately.
By V O I C E | Omniverse8 years ago in Families
