siblings

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

When you’re here, but you want to be there
“Come again At 2AM Where earth meets air meets fire The waters here are deep And maybe you will weep But you might want to stay here a while
By Mingling with the Moon 4 years ago in Families
Cyclone Warriors
I wearily climbed into bed at 3am, Christmas Eve. Well technically I guess it’s Christmas morning. Why was I getting to bed so late?
By Colleen Millsteed 4 years ago in Families
Twas the night before Christmas
Mum rant - Driving home after a full day- you would think it would be quiet. Soccer at 8 am with orange slices, bucket hats and odd socks. Hours of cheering and holding drink bottles and multiple toilet runs and nose wipes-followed by last minute shopping all day, happy meals and spilt drinks- no one napped at all. I’m driving home and -
By VJHD4 years ago in Families
Why Do Some Families Repeat Older Generations Mistakes?
Families can be the best thing in your life when you're younger. How you cherish your mom and your dad. You want to spend every day with them. Do adult things if it means being by their side. As we get older we finally come into our own and pull away from being so attached.
By Kerrie G.Diaz4 years ago in Families
Belinda finds a friend
Belinda had wandered too far. The campsite was somewhere behind her and the sunset loomed ahead. She was tired. The toad she was chasing had long disappeared, the noise of her family had faded away. The only human voice she could hear was the echo of her mom reminding her big brother Todd.. "Don't go too far!" Belinda was now learning what mom meant by those words. Her three years old heart was racing. Her toddler mind was frantic. Running, lost, dark, cold, Mommy, where... what?
By Janet McCray4 years ago in Families
Disappeared
I wasn't supposed to be anywhere near that aquarium, the one my sister had disappeared from, yet there I was, standing by the shark exhibit, not sure if I should leave or not. Walking past this place every day to and from school for the past two years, I finally gave up and went in. Mom's most important rule was to not step foot in the aquarium but maybe I thought it would help me feel better if I could remember our last day together yet all I wanted to do was scream into the hot, muggy aquarium air.
By hayley4 years ago in Families
It's Not You, It Never Was.
My mother once said that as long as I was safe she didn’t care about the world, but then I started to care more about the world than being safe. Having a complicated relationship with your parents feels strange. All my mother had ever done was try to love me while not loving herself. My mother was not the person who raised me, my other mom did. It was always bio mom was the mother or her first name, and adopted mom was mom or mama. My mother tried her hardest to give me the best life possible and adoption was the answer.
By Nat 4 years ago in Families
Magical Halloween Memories From an 80s Kid
’Tis almost the witching hour and we’re in full swing for Halloween 2022. I have seen so many awesome, clever, and adorable costumes on social media all day. That’s the most fun aspect of Halloween for me, here in my middle age years.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer4 years ago in Families
Beyond Her Years
Eleven-year-old Alice-May Jayne Kingston-Woods had always been an intellectually advanced, highly responsible, brilliantly polite, and extremely respectful young girl; she had been incredibly bright her whole life, even before starting her school career, she had been incredibly smart and this had only been proven more correct since starting school, she had always been the top student in her year, in all academic and creative subjects, Alice-May excelled exponentially. At every parents evening, her teachers praised Alice-May profusely, not just for her academic achievements, her involvement in extracurricular activities and charitable works, but also for her fantastic imagination, and her wonderful character and beautiful personality. Her teachers would congratulate her mother on how generally fantastic Alice-May was, in every aspect of life that they had seen her or heard about her in the news, through word of mouth from local charities and care facilities she would volunteer in and watched as she interacted with other children and members of the public- no matter their age, gender, race, religion, ability or belief, calling her an “absolutely outstanding, phenomenally well-rounded and generous member of society”. Both her teachers and her mother were incredibly proud of her and would tell her as often as they could that she would go very far in the world- whatever she chose to pursue in later life.
By Bree-Amethyst S G-M4 years ago in Families
Shaving Foam
Today is the first day of the week. They taught me in kindergarten that it's called Monday. And that it comes after Sunday, when we order pizza at night and Flo lets me watch the goals on TV. Mom told her that I like to watch the goals, so she lets me go to bed later to watch Futbol de Primera, my favorite TV show. Then there's The Fantastic League and The Power Rangers, but soccer is my favorite.
By Ricky Lanusse4 years ago in Families
Life As It Goes By...
Her brother asked, how it was doing so far as they were driving home from her workplace. He realises she is lying when she claims things are going well. He eventually stops the vehicles and turns to face her. He queries the situation. The girl sobs and tells him that two nights earlier, she had planned to commit suicide. He comforts her with a hug and tells her that things will get better. They resumed driving while playing some gospel music. They hear noises coming from the front while they are driving. He assures her that it is unimportant and that she should not worry.
By A.M4 years ago in Families
Passing Along the Baton
Grief is a normal and natural response to loss. It is the emotional pain we feel when we are separated from someone or something we love. The loss can be physical, such as the death of a loved one, or it can be emotional, such as the end of a relationship. Grief can also be caused by other types of losses, such as the loss of a job, home, or pet.
By Pam Zee4 years ago in Families