humanity

Humanity begins at home.

How Do We Do This?. Content Warning.
I have been distracted for several days now. My sister called me in tears the other night and said the word you never want to hear: cancer. It wasn’t her, if you are wondering. I would have, too. It wasn’t even my brother-in-law, the one connected to the most vile word in any language. It was her son.
By Alexandra Grantabout a month ago in Families
Clay Parts
It's really interesting watching our faces mature into adults and take on the various features of our parents. It is like a sculptur reaches into a bag of premade parts and slaps them on our slabs of flesh. And underneath the mask of similar features, our personalities develop.
By Laura Lannabout a month ago in Families
A Child’s Earliest Home Is the Pair of Shoes They’ll Run Far In
A child’s earliest home is the pair of shoes under his feet when he later runs far I was reading Zhan Qingyun’s book. Halfway through, I went to the kitchen to pour water. The kettle spout dripped two drops onto the stove. I didn’t wipe them. I came back and kept reading.
By Jinabout a month ago in Families
Why Families Used to Have 10+ Kids. AI-Generated.
People often romanticize the 10-child family because they are looking backward from a world that removed most of the conditions that produced it. The photographs, the farmhouse, and the family Bible containing a handwritten record of births live on. But the repeated pregnancies, children who died, unpaid labor, financial calculations, and physical cost to women were less likely to become part of the family story. Once those conditions disappear from view, an economic and demographic system can often be mistaken for a set of superior personal values.
By Dr. Mozelle Martinabout a month ago in Families
THE GOD WITHIN: A RITE OF PASSAGE WE FORGOT
There is a rite of passage we desperately need to restore. Not a ceremony of becoming desirable to the world. A rite of passage into inner authority.
By THE HONED CRONEabout a month ago in Families
The Accomplished Child Who Can't Do Laundry
The Accomplished Child Who Can't Do Laundry What happens when childhood prepares young people to achieve but gives them fewer opportunities to practice autonomy?
By Khali Sollisabout a month ago in Families
My Husband’s Cycling Hobby Was a Cover for His Affair. Then He Made Our Son Call Her “Godmother.”
One That bicycle was still in the hallway. A black Giant. A sweatband around the handlebars, a gel cover on the saddle. The helmet hung from the handlebars, straps dangling, coated in dust. One day the child passed by, reached for it, could not reach, and turned to ask: “Mom, is Dad still riding?”
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
My Wife Hand-Washed Our Socks Until Her Hands Bled. I Was Too Busy Being Right to Notice.
She fished the socks out of the washing machine with two fingers, holding them as if they were a dead mouse. “You’re insane,” she said.
By Jinabout a month ago in Families
Britain Asks Mothers To Breastfeed For Longer
Most new mothers in the UK return to work with in six to nine months of giving birth. That’s according to the latest government statistics which also discovered a third plan to stop or cut back on breast feeding when they do. There is no legal requirement for British employers to provide a facility or time where mothers can attend and express their milk in order to feed their baby. This can be classed as a form of discrimination as it means a large proportion of the work force is being singled out and might not be being given the chance to earn a living for themselves just because they have a child to look after.
By Ashish Prabhu2 months ago in Families
Until Then...
I wonder what will you look like today? Do you still have those beautiful eyes that could melt hearts? Do you still have that sunny smile that always dried up the tears
By Carol Ann Townend2 months ago in Families