Holiday

The Long Way to the Sea
You're half asleep, your cheek resting on his shoulder as the cold morning air brushes your face. He settles you into your seat, tucks a blanket around you, and before long your brothers and sister climb in beside you, still sleepy and warm from their beds.
By CJ Lindy2 days ago in Families
I Didn’t Give My Kid a Phone Until 9th Grade. Here’s the Rule That Made It Work.
Many children’s dependence on phones began during the pandemic online classes. Long periods of online schooling gave many kids early exposure to phones. Our family was stricter at the time, and we never gave our child a phone during elementary school.
By Jin2 days ago in Families
The Red Light Was On, and My Child Asked Why We Didn’t Cross
At 7:20 in the morning, at the intersection. Red light. The child’s left hand is in my grip. His right hand carries the schoolbag. The water bottle in the side pocket sways back and forth. My phone buzzes in my pants pocket. The work group chat is demanding a clock-in. Eight hundred meters to school, three stops to work. The child looks up: “Dad, there’s no car. Why don’t we go?”
By Jin14 days ago in Families
The Parent I Had to Grieve While They Were Still Alive
The Parent I Had to Grieve While They Were Still Alive I used to think grief was something that happened when someone died.
By Lilithea Adasia20 days ago in Families
The Door Was Unlocked: What Parents Can Give a Daughter When They Have Little Money but Clear Rules
Chen Sui was thirteen when her parents argued in the kitchen. A bowl knocked against the sink. She stood in the doorway, fingers curled around the frame. Her mother turned. “This is grown-up business. Go do your homework.” Her father said nothing. He put out his cigarette. She went to her room. They kept arguing. No one called her in to decide who was right.
By Jin25 days ago in Families
You Can’t Inherit a Network: What The Godfather Gets Right About Power, Loyalty, and the Names in Your Phone
At Vito Corleone’s funeral, men lined up to kiss Michael’s hand. Their lips touched his skin. Their eyes went to the door. Tessio bent low and murmured that he had arranged the meeting with Barzini. Michael nodded. Tessio straightened his coat and walked away. The wind pushed the funeral flowers. The kiss worked like a receipt. It recorded a debt. It did not record love.
By Jinabout a month ago in Families
The Empty Seat Beside the Urn: A DNA Test, a Dead Son, and a Grandfather Who Lost the Right to Ask
The Empty Seat by the Urn At the funeral home, Huang handed Lu Yuqing a death benefit form. Sign this first, she said, then Xiaohai can go in for the cremation.
By Jinabout a month ago in Families
I Never Thought I’d Pay Someone to Teach My Kid How to Jump Rope
Why do so many kids take classes to learn how to jump rope? I never imagined that one day I would pay for my child to learn how to jump rope.
By Jinabout a month ago in Families
Memories of mom
Posted this on Facebook a couple of days ago and have had the urge to share it here. To mark my mom and her tireless efforts to bring joy to the world. She wasn’t a perfect mom but who of us can say we were perfect or are perfect. Yet I can say that we should look at people more closely and see the them for the them that is them. So hold your love ones closer, tell them you love them, spend time with them and just enjoy life. Live life, be in the present.
By WrittenWritRalf2 months ago in Families
The Summer Hangover
For most of us, summer vacations are in the past. All that planning and longing to go places, and spending quality time with our families and friends have ended.
By Elizabeth Woods2 months ago in Families
A Vacation of a Lifetime
There are a few moments in life when you’ve just got to bite the bullet and go with your gut instinct. Time is something we all run out of eventually.
By Elizabeth Woods3 months ago in Families
Best memory of my childhood years
The best memory of my childhood years was from the time I was a baby until I was in my teens. My family and I would meet each year for the fourth of July. It was the best time of my life. We would start by getting up early. We would pack what we were taking with us for the next few days, if we wanted to spend a few days. We would drive the three hours to Virginia, to my great grandmother's house, when she was alive. We would sit and have breakfast with her. We usually would go pick up breakfast, but sometimes we would eat what she had there as well.
By Danielle Mosley3 months ago in Families