parents
The boundless love a parent has for their child is matched only by their capacity to embarrass them.
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
Deadbeat Dads
Like a double-edged sword, the parenting standard applied to men and women, especially in minority communities across the country, has proven to be biased. The concept of a “deadbeat dad” in our society is one that labels a father who is not in his child’s life as a second-rate citizen. But what are the circumstances behind this estranged relationship? Is his absence deliberate? Is it intentional? Or are there circumstances behind the absence that society rarely takes the time to examine?
By Chris Ricks4 days 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 WrittenWritRalf7 days ago in Families
Counting Kids
I am the childfree aunt they write about in books. The one who lives in a faraway place and spends her days writing and painting and filling the quiet of her world with music and color. The friend you call late at night for a laugh or advice. I am weird and quirky and perfectly content.
By Laura Lann11 days ago in Families
Unscalable Walls
Have you ever tried to scale a smooth, lubricated wall? The wall is immense and almost vertical, too high to grapple. You have no purchase. You try, but fail. At some point, you accept it’s there and cannot be taken down once it’s been built. There are tiny steps you can take to chip away at the wall, but no matter how much you try, you gain little ground. It might have been better never to have tried to scale it, but once you did, you couldn't undo the experience, even if you accepted that there was little you could do to reach its summit. This is how lies feel.
By Alexandra Grant14 days ago in Families
