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I Can Hear You Without Carrying You
I had barely started my morning when someone came banging on my door. The sound of my kids coming to my doorway to tell me someone was at the door got me. As if the first knock hadn't been heard, there was another bang on the door. It was followed by two more. It was constant. I almost didn't care to go open it.
By Kristony Green2 days ago in Families
STOP CALLING IT TOXIC WHEN YOU’RE THE ONE WHO KEEPS GOING BACK
Let’s be honest. Everyone loves calling someone else toxic. Your ex was toxic. Your best friend was toxic. Your family was toxic. Your situationship was toxic. And maybe they were. But there’s a question nobody wants to ask:
By Nicole Attenhofer8 days ago in Families
For Grandma
Hi Everyone, Thank you for making the effort to come here today. There is no one who loved a party more then my grandma, so everyone who showed up today and wore blue, or wore something that made you think of her, thank you, I know she feels so loved surrounded by all of you and secretly not so secretly would have loved the attention.
By Rilee Arey10 days ago in Families
Harry and Meghan Return to Britain: A New Chapter Begins
For six years, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have built a life far from Britain. California became their home, their children grew up there, and the couple created a new identity outside the daily structure of royal life.
By Behind the Curtain27 days ago in Families
Round-Trip Tickets
A flight arrived ten minutes ago. I was curbside in my car, waiting for my company to arrive. Dad and his wife were coming for a five-day visit. What on earth had I gotten myself into this time? I knew; I just knew it would end badly. It always did. Still, he was my dad, and I always thought there was a glimmer of hope that I would be wrong. I wasn’t. It was just another disaster in a long history of failed attempts to love my dad.
By Alexandra Grant28 days ago in Families
I Almost didn't write this tonight
I almost didn't write this tonight. I missed my dedicated writing time this morning, and I feel disappointed. Part of me feel as though I'm falling behind, while another part of me feels like it's fighting a losing battle. For a while now, life has been getting the best of me, and my writing was placed on the back burner. I haven't forgotten about it but realizing that I haven't written anything or edited my book makes me feel as though I'm failing.
By Kristony Green28 days ago in Families
Duck, Duck, Greyduck
You are sitting in a circle talking and playing word games when one of the boys says, "Let's play duck, duck, greyduck, or goose. Your choice. Many had heard of it and even played it before. A few had never heard of it or played it and didn't know if they wanted to participate.
By Denise E Lindquist29 days ago in Families
Parenting Tips
I raise two kids, 7 and 4. Things are going good in parenting, so let me share some tips. Time to time, I take them trash picking in the neighborhood. A trash bag and a pair of kitchen tongs. There are many ways to feel good, do good, you all. Visiting shrine is not mandatory. Something valuable for the mother Earth is very virtuous act. Agree?
By Seema Patelabout a month ago in Families
I'M FINE! I'M FINE!
I’M FINE! I’M FINE! I’ll put that on his tombstone. ** To make our lives a bit easier, I keep a calendar in the kitchen with all our approaching doctor appointments. Mine are in blue and my husbands are in red. I chose this method so he could just look at the open page and know what day he needs to keep free.
By Margaret Brennanabout a month ago in Families
