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Yellow Shirt Girl
In my family, Thanksgiving is always quite the ordeal. There are so many people in my family that it’s always a really large gathering, but it’s usually the same people who attend it every year. Cousins, siblings, grandparents, and even some of our more distant relatives all join together at my great aunt’s large home, where we host a potluck brunch and everyone brings their favorite dishes. We gather around to watch movies and eat as many helpings of food as we can fit in our stomachs. However, a few years ago, we had an unexpected guest.
Brenna WilliamsPublished about a year ago in FamiliesSuch a Foreign Holiday
These days, I cannot help but laugh when I tell the story of my family’s first Halloween in the United States of America. Then again, these days, according to my Pinterest boards and Instagram feeds, Halloween is no more sinister than tummy aches from too much candy and cute kids in adorable costumes. In 2001, though, less than two months after we’d landed at Newark Liberty International Airport, laughter was the furthest thing from our minds. It was a bleak time for the world and indeed for our family of five.
R. J. RaniPublished about a year ago in FamiliesSingle Kenyan Moms Blamed For Children's Behavior: Not Poverty, Polygamy, Gender-Based Violence or Untrained Teachers
During Covid-19 lockdown in Kenya the incidents of gender-based violence grew out of control. Hundreds of Kenyans ended up on the streets, many with their children to escape violence in their homes. So much so that BBC filmed the famed documentary in Kenya about the high rising incidents of gender violence.
IwriteMywrongsPublished about a year ago in FamiliesBest Relationship Hacks-Must Follow To Your Partner
A relationship is one of the most beautiful things in the world... But some people adding the same mistake in the relationship... In This Article, we list out the relationship hacks!!
James WilliamPublished about a year ago in FamiliesBeing Far Away For Christmas
Both sisters were born in Hungary to the same mother. They had different fathers. This story goes back many years. If I recall correctly, it was close to 25 years ago. Give or take a few years. This story covers two continents, two countries that are very far away from each other. The Christmas story also involves two sisters. One of the sisters is me. It was Christmas time. One of the sisters had moved to another country with her husband and young son. She was older by 18 years. I am the older sister. It was time to celebrate Christmas in Hungary. It was time to Celebrate Christmas in the United States as well. Christmas celebrations always included the whole family coming together and visiting each other on Christmas day. The two sisters lived together before the move happened.
Gabriella KorosiPublished about a year ago in FamiliesA Holiday Gone Wrong Year After Year After Year!
I was married at age 17. I know it was too young now, but at the time I was being encouraged to marry my boyfriend by my mother, his mother, and him. We were engaged when I was 16.
Denise E LindquistPublished about a year ago in FamiliesPizza Anyone?
Let's start by setting the scene. It is December 24, 2o17. Christmas Eve was here at last. Everyone is at the Pretli family Christmas party, hosted at the Pretli's home, having a merry old time.
Miranda MonahanPublished about a year ago in FamiliesBusting Balls
He had many nicknames, but usually preferred to be addressed as Red Power Ranger. My blonde-haired, blue-eyed, cherub of a brother was born the year I turned thirteen. His name was Gabriel – like the Christmas angel – and he sometimes believed he could fly.
Holly PheniPublished about a year ago in FamiliesIf You Come Down My Chimney!
I knew from the first moment that Chris answered the doorstop that he was going to be a barrel of laughs growing up. When he was just two, we had a doorstop holding the bathroom door open.
Veronica ColdironPublished about a year ago in FamiliesWhen you’re here, but you want to be there
“Come again At 2AM Where earth meets air meets fire The waters here are deep And maybe you will weep But you might want to stay here a while
Mingling with the MoonPublished about a year ago in FamiliesDistributed Intelligence
I found Celia on the bench in front of the octopus exhibit. She sat quietly before the huge wall of glass, legs hanging over the edge of the bench with her feet swinging gently back and forth.
Jack DolinarPublished about a year ago in FamiliesThe aquarium
An aquarium is a tank or a glass container that is typically used to hold fish and other water-based animals. It comes in various shapes and sizes, with some designed as a miniature representation of an underwater ecosystem (such as reefs). Aquariums can be built at home or purchased from retailers.
Muztaba asgharPublished about a year ago in Families