siblings
Siblings are the only enemy you can't live without.
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
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
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 Rowlandabout a month ago in Families
A Day on The Road
Brynn and I set out early in the morning. Our first stop was at 9:00 a.m. A conversation with my last elder for my book. We were there until 11:30. I thought Bryn would be bored but she enjoyed the elders cat Jack. She also enjoyed listening to the stories told.
By Denise E Lindquist2 months ago in Families
The Thing About Cancer...
The thing about cancer is that everyone believes they understand it until it finds someone they love. Before my mother became ill, cancer was something I had only heard about through fundraisers, awareness campaigns, and stories on the evening news. I knew it was devastating. I knew people died from it every day. I knew families gathered around hospital beds and prayed for miracles. Like most people, I believed I understood the weight of the word.
By Megan Janousek2 months ago in Families
Father's Day 2026
My husband is the charm. He is husband number three and has four children. Husband number two had one son. Husband number one and I had two children. This is for a total of seven children for me. And then there are thirty grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.
By Denise E Lindquist3 months ago in Families
The Twin Stars
Liam and Lily were twins who did almost everything together. They shared the same birthday, the same laughter, and the same love for drawing pictures of stars. Ever since they were little, they would lie on the grass at night, pointing at the sky and choosing which stars belonged to them. Liam always picked the brightest one. Lily chose the one that twinkled softly, as if it were shy.
By Iqraa Toqeer3 months ago in Families
