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The boundless love a parent has for their child is matched only by their capacity to embarrass them.
The Day That Forever Changed My Life
On August 23, 1976, I awoke to a normal day. I was fifteen years old, living with my family on a farm in white bread northern Indiana. We (school kids) were still in our summer vacation. Back then, it was right after Labor Day when we went back to school (because our rural high school had no air conditioning).
By Lightning Bolt2 years ago in Families
You grow up with me, I'll grow old with you
You grow up with me, I grow old with you Perhaps, indeed, you are not a good person. You hold a grudge, not at all what magnanimity. What no spectrum of things also dares to do, completely no scruples. Bad temper, everything can not sink, always very easy to offend people.
By Holly D Salter2 years ago in Families
Family Values
No matter what stage of life you find yourself in, whether you are just starting out or with teens or grown kids raising your grands, it is important to keep the focus on family values. These days, we are given lots of different examples of what that means and it can be confusing to know what is right with all of the conflicting information.
By Nathan J Bonassin2 years ago in Families
Meet Your New Stepfather
The grown woman stood in the hallway of the hospital. She had just called her boss and said she would not be back today, and she had called her husband to tell him what was going on, he was leaving work and coming straight to the hospital. She had called her kids to let the two oldest ones that were doing high school classes online know her and their daddy would be late so they would have to look after their younger brothers when they got off the school bus. Last she had called her little brother and told him to come as soon as he could. He was on his way with his girlfriend, with traffic this time of day no one would be here for hours. After all that she just needed to take a breath before she went back in the room, it was going to be a really long day.
By Heather Lunsford2 years ago in Families
I Finally Understand Why Other People Were Staring
When my kids were little, I proudly paraded them through Target, the grocery store, and the mall, always conscious of how some people would stare at us. I remember strangers leaning over to get a closer look at one of my adorable offspring, expressing their delight over how cute they were.
By Susan Poole2 years ago in Families
Me and my son
Morning days when they seem less heavy and burdened. A freedom overwhelms you . Slowly cascading coffee in hand to a equilibrium of health and happiness. A moment you’ve eagerly waited for . To feel like you believe in yourself . To have a moment of peace irrespective of current means . Irrespective of the slow moving pace at which life is taking . A warm light is hitting your forehead . And all things of the past are gone .
By April Liao 2 years ago in Families
Father Value
Family structures can be connected to the idea of a family tree. The structure is based upon who had breed together to create the family that exists as a whole and tends to continue to grow. Family structures can also be defined by the roles or power each individual has in the lineage. Normally the Grandmother and her husband hold the highest power that gets passed down to their children, eldest to youngest, and they pass it down to their children. I’ve learned hierarchy proves nothing other than age being increased, in my opinion of the black families. Much like other populations, we tend to suffer from single-parent households and poverty. I plan to discuss the findings of Patricia Thomas of Duke University on the effects of father presence in black homes.
By Drako the Righter2 years ago in Families