siblings

Siblings are the only enemy you can't live without.

The Sister I Carry
Michelle has the kind of green eyes people envy. Not hazel. Not brown‑green. Not “they look green in the sunlight.” Just green — clear, bright, impossible. The kind of green that makes people pause mid‑sentence.
By Syl De'Vil3 days ago in Families
Through these eyes
Through my eyes I have seen 2 lives begin , seen many end, seen many hurt and so much more besides. I watched my children be born, their first moments, their first breaths. I heard their first cries, was there when they opened their eyes. My memory is fairly terrible but some things remain, mostly good stuff thankfully.
By ASHLEY SMITH5 days ago in Families
You Can’t Inherit a Network: What The Godfather Gets Right About Power, Loyalty, and the Names in Your Phone
At Vito Corleone’s funeral, men lined up to kiss Michael’s hand. Their lips touched his skin. Their eyes went to the door. Tessio bent low and murmured that he had arranged the meeting with Barzini. Michael nodded. Tessio straightened his coat and walked away. The wind pushed the funeral flowers. The kiss worked like a receipt. It recorded a debt. It did not record love.
By Jin12 days 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 Jin18 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 Grantabout a month ago in Families
I Absolutely Love My Parents and the Way They Raised Me
Over the last decade or so, I have been on a deeply profound healing journey, diving into the deepest parts of myself and my 40 years on this beautiful earthly plane.
By James Baconabout a month ago in Families
Paxton Is a Teenager
Right away I have to say that he may not like the pink cake in the photo. However, the candy and the strawberries would be acceptable. And he did just turn thirteen on Friday, with his birthday dinner with family on Saturday.
By Denise E Lindquistabout a month 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 Lindquist2 months ago in Families
Is This Hell?
It’s too hot for this. I’m lying in bed attempting to write while my son bangs his little, big head on my lower back and hip. As he’s ramming into me like a wild bull all I can do is sit with the flames and prevent myself from erupting. I’ve been a volcano lately. It’s been too hot for this. My stepdaughter has been bullying me, saying my breath stinks, when she has 12 cavities and four of them silver plates in her teeth. It’s too dang hot for this. My three-year old, Aje, keeps eating out the trash and it’s driving me freaking insane. My man is so perfect that I expect him to be perfect all of the time. When he doesn’t meet or exceed my expectations, I’m extremely hard on him. And this is driving both of us crazy. When you finally realize you’re a little toxic too. Is it getting hot in here?! When your one-year-old continues to eat off of the floor and it gives you mini heart aches. I think I’m going to pass out. When your three-year-old won’t stop writing on the darn WALLS! When your seven-year-old, stepdaughter, is trying to teach you how to raise YOUR kids that YOU pushed out for HOURS! OH, MY LORD IS THE WALLS CAVING IN?! When your man has such a soft spot for his daughter that he doesn’t realize she’s manipulating him most of the time to get her way. Yeah, I said it… When you don’t express everything, you feel inside your home because you don’t want to hurt someone's feelings, you let it build up inside until it explodes and then you end up hurting someone anyway. Yeah, I can’t breathe. When your son is still learning how to pee in the toilet, you have to clean and blow dry a mattress every day. When your son KEEPS eating out the trash after you’ve consistently punished him for it. When your one-year-old son types on the keyboard with you and he says, “I’m going to be JUUUST like you when I grow up, mommy.” (Okay that was kind of cute)
By Nala2 months ago in Families
My Parents Have One Son to Be Proud Of, and It's Not Me
At this point, I have written many times about how I have screwed up my life over and over, and how I am still now at a point of desperation and trying to climb up hill battles to fix myself and my life. Well, I have an older brother who, of course, has made his fair share of mistakes as well. However, unlike me, he generally does everything he is meant to do and then goes beyond that a little further.
By Timothy A Rowland2 months ago in Families
Quality Time
How are you doing today? I know the heat is bringing out all kinds of emotions, but the sun also brings people outdoors. Yes, we seek shade and water, but when we stop for iced coffees and ice creams, we see people do the same.
By Elizabeth Woods2 months ago in Families
A Confession I've Made Before
In the above image, you're looking at what was very likely my very first birthday present. Signed C. Carney 1997, a year after I was born, this chair and another like it were made for my sister and I. This picture was taken on one of the worst days of one of the worst times in my life; a period that is still going on as I write this.
By Mac2 months ago in Families