extended family
All about how to stay connected, strengthen ties and talk politics with your big, happy extended family.
Tapestry
“And now the final door prize goes to …”, the principal said to the parents assembled in the small auditorium. “Mothers, will you stand please?” I was already standing in the back because I had arrived so late so I shot my hand up just as a lady in a funny hat spring from her chair. “The first mother I saw stand was you in the strange little hat. Come on up and get your prize. And thank you, parents for coming out to support our seniors. Please exit the building swiftly as we have the 11th grade assembly in about 30 minutes.”
By Trina Garner5 years ago in Families
A Portrait of My Grandparents' Home
You pull up in front of a white paneled home. Its lawn has long since fallen into disarray, weeds poking out of what appears to be every gap in the grass. A statue of Mary, beheaded by some rowdy teenagers and unreplaced, sits at the foot of a set of rotting wooden stairs leading up to a heavy white and green door. Entering there, you step onto what was once a sun porch, but has now become a cluttered assortment of random items that have accumulated there over the years. Though flanked with wide windows, the room is always cold when you visit, the sunlight filtering in doing nothing to chase away the chill of the brisk winter wind.
By Robin Laurinec5 years ago in Families
This Is Me
When I was young, I had lost my parents. My mom passed when I was 6 and my dad passed when I was 7. At that time, my brother and I had moved in with my then 36-year-old cousin who happened to have 2 kids of her own. The first few years were good until I hit the age of 12 when my cousin had pulled me around the house by my hair. The hatred and dislike took off from there. She blamed me for everything and always assumed I was lying about everything because of the guys she's dated in the past always did that. She never gave me space nor even let me talk. Whenever I would get into trouble, she would always change the story of how I got in trouble to whoever she told. She didn't care about me and what I thought. I've stood up to her multiple times and she would always slap me across the face for doing so. She would always believe I was talking back to her when I never did. Her husband was the same way. He would always hit me whenever I would "talk back" but all I did was stick up for myself to them since they never listened to anyone before.
By Patricia Meredith5 years ago in Families
QUIZ: Should You Feel Obligated To Visit Your Toxic Family This Holiday Season?
If you're dreading the holiday season based on your perceived "obligations" it's time to seriously rethink your tradition! Based on super scholarly sources, please take this official quiz to find out if you have a right to skip out on a seemingly toxic family engagement this year. Score sheet at the bottom of the page!
By Bonnie Joy Sludikoff5 years ago in Families
