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Children: Our most valuable natural resource.

A Special Gift
My Special Gift - John Once upon a time, I ask a special prayer. Not one for myself, but one for my pappa. His brother, Lawrence, had died suddenly and it broke his heart. He said, I am no longer needed, all the boys are grown or gone. My skills are not required to teach. He was a carpenter all his life. I saw him give up. I never had seen him given up in my life.
By Julia Jacobs5 years ago in Families
How do you know what's right?
I have 6 kids. In one of my previous stories, I wrote about fighting to get my oldest 3 back from my abusive ex-husband who currently has custody of them.
By Wynette Richardson5 years ago in Families
Yippee Yi Yo The Third
POW POW POW! PUNCH PUNCH PUNCH! KICK KICK KICK! “Hang her from the ceiling by the wits ends of her little blonde hair strings! I insist!”, screamed my younger sister with strong and playful enthusiasm, as they tighten the cheaply made yarn hair strings to the silver rusted hook that hung from our basement ceiling, that belonged to a five foot tall plush doll, who’s name was Yippee Yi Yo The Third!
By Emma Rose5 years ago in Families
Embracing Imperfection
Parenting is full of stories of “mistakes.” We yell, we punish, we threaten. AND we feel guilty after we calm down and realize we were triggered and reacted out of a myriad of unchecked emotions.
By Melody S5 years ago in Families
She'll Walk When She Walks
"She'll walk by Christmas" Lily's educator said it like she was trying to be encouraging. I was just dropping her off, it was 8 am, I hadn't had coffee yet, Lily had pooped on the change table mid diaper change and I was miserable from a stupid diet I was trying and failing at.
By Angela Henderson5 years ago in Families
Bonkers
Bonkers By Kami Bryant When I was five years old, living in Southern California in East L.A., I had a friend named Deanna who had an older sister Gina who was ten years old. When I was five, a ten year old seemed very worldly and wise.
By Kami Bryant5 years ago in Families
Childhood Tricycle
My favorite Christmas gift was from my grandparents. I was six years old and my younger brother was three years old. It was for the both of us.
By Mariann Carroll5 years ago in Families
Is Your Daughter Ready for Makeup?
The truth is that it is hard to raise teenagers, especially girls. They want to grow up so fast, much faster than we want them to. In fact, your daughter may be starting to think about wearing makeup. That being said, you are the parent, so it is up to you when you will allow this. However, it isn't always such an easy decision.
By Shelley Wenger5 years ago in Families
Feeling Worthless
Feeling Worthless Ever since I quit my job, which was not going well anyway, I’ve been feeling quite worthless. I know that taking care of the children is very important. I even dreamed of being a stay-at-home mom when I was working regularly. I could not wait to quit.
By Shelley Wenger5 years ago in Families
When You Have a Sick Child
When You Have a Sick Child My first son was diagnosed with jaundice. His body couldn’t remove the bilirubin from his system so it built up, causing his skin to look orange. To treat the disease, babies are put under bright lights. This helps to break up the bilirubin, allowing it to be passed more easily.
By Shelley Wenger5 years ago in Families
The Flat Screen Babysitter
We watched Princess and the Frog today. As a parent you may feel guilty for the flat screen babysitter, but not me, not anymore.
By Tiffany Davis5 years ago in Families
Bad Mom
I wrote I Am a Good Mom, Right? And Other Thoughts from a (Slightly) Overwhelmed Mom of Two Small Boys to help other mothers from feeling so bad. We all have good and bad days. We are all just trying to survive and get through the day. Some days are much harder than others, but we will get through, and our children will be just fine!
By Shelley Wenger5 years ago in Families