grief
Losing a family member is one of the most traumatic life events; Families must support one another to endure the five stages of grief and get through it together.
5 Concepts of Consent To Teach Your Toddlers
My name is Mom - and I am a sexual assault survivor. My first experience with sexual assault happened when I was young enough to have trouble remembering exactly what happened. I remember being under the blankets. I remember the hand. I remember trying to wriggle free, only for that hand to squeeze my leg so hard that it felt like it would break.
By Hope Martin9 months ago in Families
My Mum’s Passing . Content Warning.
So… today is a new day. Yesterday after lunch, my mother went to her final resting place. Twelve months earlier, at the same time, same day and date (just one year apart), my best friend took his last breath. He had people around him celebrating his life, laughing and talking to him as he closed his big eyes while we comforted him and showered him with love.
By Teena Quinn 9 months ago in Families
Inside Infertility . Content Warning.
Infertility isn’t just a “journey.” It’s a quiet heartbreak that repeats itself month after month. I’ve been walking through IUIs and now IVF, doing everything my doctors ask, everything my heart can handle…and still, the hardest part is the waiting. Sometimes infertility is due to many medical causes, also commonly, like us, sometimes there just is no reason. Yet here you are anyway.
By Under.the.Poetree with Nicole Oliver9 months ago in Families
Do I Even Have the Right Not to Love My Mother?
Trigger warning: child abuse, self-harm, psychological trauma, surveillance I want to share the story of my friend Emma. Her mother, Anya, made her childhood feel nothing like other kids’ stories. While Emma’s friends talked about bedtime stories and gentle goodnights, Emma was simply told, “Go to sleep!” — the lights were turned off, and the door slammed shut. The silence that followed was heavy, almost like waiting for something bad to happen.
By Nikol Danilova9 months ago in Families
Do I Even Have the Right Not to Love My Mother?
Trigger warning: child abuse, self-harm, psychological trauma, surveillance I want to share the story of my friend Emma. Her mother, Anya, made her childhood feel nothing like other kids’ stories. While Emma’s friends talked about bedtime stories and gentle goodnights, Emma was simply told, “Go to sleep!” — the lights were turned off, and the door slammed shut. The silence that followed was heavy, almost like waiting for something bad to happen.
By Nikol Danilova9 months ago in Families
