humanity

Humanity begins at home.

Mein Wunderkind
Aaron Ackermann’s earliest memories of his childhood was watching Happy Days and the Mickie Mouse club on a small, shoddy TV with the orphan children, all crammed in a small room. He always was told his day would come, but like many other children he shared this room with, the day never did. Every day as a young boy, he felt his number would come up and a happy family would take him in. He stayed awake at night, dreaming of one day belonging to a loving family like he had seen on TV. A doting mother, cooking dinner for the family after being kissed by a hardworking yet loving father as he finished a hard days work. The American Dream had been advertised on TV, and seemed like something anyone could obtain if they wished deeply enough. Aaron’s dreams slowly faded into sadness as he aged, and watched some of his friends receive that calling he never would.
By Ashley D6 years ago in Families
Family
There was a noise of chattering in the corridor. Then the door of the student accommodation burst open by a fierce gush of the cold wind bringing the snowflakes inside.
By Rex6 years ago in Families
Treasure Quest
“Are we there yet?” Elu huffed. Sweat streamed down her flushed face, and her chest heaved for air as she panted. “I’m thirsty and my feet hurt.”
By Brooke Hash6 years ago in Families
Buying Extra Time
Caw. Caw. Caw. Oh, Gerald, I thought to myself. Gerald was a crow who had decided to take up residence outside my bedroom window for the last ten years of my life. He also just so happened to be an early riser. I glanced over at my alarm clock, only to see that it was only three-thirty in the morning. Groaning, I sat up and walked over to the window putting most of my body weight under it to get the old thing moving. As the window slid up the track it made a terrible whining noise and I cringed, listening for movement elsewhere in the house. Once I knew I hadn’t disturbed anyone’s slumber, I returned my attention to Gerald.
By C. L. Henderson6 years ago in Families
Finding home
There are many things I want to do this year, I have big plans and I finally feel like I’m in the right place to start them.
By Red6 years ago in Families
Taking out the Trash
This year we have heard the word essential more than any other time in my life. Essential goods and services, essential employees, essentials to buy, essential vitamins and so many people going without the bare essentials to lead a healthy and productive life.
By Karen Diane6 years ago in Families
Becoming a Warrior
It is an overcast morning in 1994. My Dad scoops me into his arms for a final goodbye hug right before my first day of kindergarten. A local journalist snaps a photo of us and captures the duality of my pink princess backpack and my blue Power Rangers lunch box, proudly grasped in my left hand. At the time, it was quite uncommon to see a young girl with an item from both the girl and boy's aisle of a store.
By Aley Way6 years ago in Families
Death, Ducks and Peyote Rainbows
by Ginger Casebeer It all started this morning when Derek pushed a woman in front of a moving cab. Accidentally, of course. He was looking for the coffee shop, she was looking in her black book, and he knocked her off the sidewalk. A few hours later, the woman, Sara, was in the hospital with a broken leg and a concussion, and Derek was filling in as personal assistant for Darla Johnson, one of New York's most famous eccentrics, for the day.
By Ginger Worthington Casebeer6 years ago in Families
The Perception of Wealth. Top Story - February 2021.
Every morning the traffic on her route to work was awful. It was a slow, torturous crawl through the suburbs while under the constant torment of nagging car horns. To Adeline, it felt like a great trek through the wilderness each day to find food for her family. Day after day, the other mammals left their homes, herded together, and trod towards the concrete jungle where they could gather the resources they needed to feed their families. She used to laugh at the idea of being stuck in that routine. Working a nine-to-three job at the supermarket was not at all what she had in mind for her career. She wanted to study nursing when she was younger. Instead, she ended up giving birth to a beautiful, although unplanned, baby boy. Now, she spends her days working at a supermarket in the city so they can get by.
By Josh Lowe6 years ago in Families
Scars of The Heart
January 5, 2021 Today I have endured something bigger than I have in a long time. My plane has landed late this evening and tomorrow is my return to a place not forgotten but not highly held in my forethought.
By Jessica Taylor6 years ago in Families
The Businessman Who Helped To Mend Children's Broken Hearts
Sitting watching Tom Hank’s Big in the 1980’s, a young Timur Tillyaev dreamt of living a life of excitement in America. But growing up in a small two-bedroom apartment in Soviet Uzbekistan made his goal seem very far away.
By Zoe Nauman6 years ago in Families
Golden Wedding Anniversary
Golden Wedding Anniversary My parents had been married for nearly fifty years. I had done nothing for their 25th wedding anniversary, nor their 30th, or their 40th. It was insensitive of me. I am a very bad daughter. And my mother was not going to let me get away with it again. She called me a few weeks before her Golden Wedding Anniversary and told me that needed to talk. I went to see her and took her to lunch at Luby’s to see what was up.
By Gayle Michaels6 years ago in Families