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Musings of a Recently Single Mother
Why is dating a single mom considered to be an achievement for some men? Just because a woman has children, she is automatically seen as a caregiver, or wifey material which does not make sense to me. I even chose to ask a male friend of mine about this.
By Chloe Rose Violet 🌹3 years ago in Families
Cass' Attonement
Hi Cass - I am writing this to you with a wounded heart. Believe me, this may not be one of my more elevating messages. Make sure you are sitting down. I'm not sure why this is important - it is what one requests when dealing out unwelcome news, so I am requesting that you do it. So here goes nothing...
By Carrie Weiler3 years ago in Families
Folded Notes
Shelly was sitting on her porch on a crisp fall morning. The air smelled like new tires - it was her favorite smell. Shelly always sat on her porch to clear her mind and to stay focused. Today, of all days, would be a good day to clear her mind. She just found a black notebook in the parking lot of the grocery store. It was important for her to return it to its rightful owner, but inside her most inner thoughts, she wanted to keep it for herself. As she was flipping through the ivory pages every second, she felt more confident than she had ever felt in her life. Just one glimpse of the hard soft black cover of the notebook she felt the power and prestige. Just the touch of the bookmark ribbons of the notebook made her imagine she was royalty. Shelly was not a greatly confident woman, and this soft black cover notebook made her feel confident. She played over and over in her mind how strangers would treat her differently whenever she walked in a public place with this notebook. “Crash!!!” She heard in the background, it was coming from inside her home, which interrupted her deep thoughts.
By Latoiua Foster3 years ago in Families
Unknown Caller
The plane was circling above the airport and the pilot was assuring us that we would be landing within minutes. His reassurances were not making me feel any better, but he sounded in control. “We have been cleared to approach, our landing is imminent.” I grabbed my purse that I had placed in the seat beside me and found my cell phone. I wanted to be ready when we landed to verify my rental car so that I wouldn’t have to wait in line.
By Priscilla Welbourn3 years ago in Families
WHEN I SLEEP...
WHEN I SLEEP… This pandemic has certainly got me down. I am a disabled senior, age 76 who has spent most of the last 35 years trying to write that never-ending story. The stories keep ending but the writing never seems to stop and for a dyslexic writer it is quite a challenge.
By Bob Carswell3 years ago in Families
?? Relationships! What is it??
Here we are again! Back at that time of year where you start seeing all the red and pink in the isles of grocery stores & shopping outlets, you name it. We choose red and pink because apparently those colors are the color of love. Red and pink symbolize the heart and emotion. For a lot of us our favorite color is red, I know mine is. But for some reason around this time of year we start to hate those colors until the next holiday or season comes around.
By Becky Vasquez 3 years ago in Families
Because We Said So!
Women become single moms for many different reasons. Being a single mother is tough. It can be really tough! I am a single mother. I make it look easy...Many struggles plague single moms. The main struggle is usually finances. The single mom is the primary provider for her children. There is only one paycheck in the house. That single paycheck has to cover shelter, utilities, food and the miscellaneous items for her children. She has to cook and clean. She has to work, spend time with her children all while eating healthy and staying slim. Whew chile!
By Latoya Giles 3 years ago in Families
Unmarried in your late 20's
How do you make a relationship work after COVID-19? It feels like if you weren't already dating someone at the beginning of the pandemic, you're S.O.L. when it comes to your dating life. For people like me it's especially difficult. Growing up in what some would call a "broken home," because my parents were divorced. The only positive side to relationships I saw was in my grandparents and aunts and uncles. Looking back I realize they probably had their issues and arguments that got nasty but that wasn't the focus during family get-togethers. Being a woman is still hard in the 21st century. I didn't think I'd let sexist comments about women keeping their mouths shut would really bother me, yet here I am, a year after the pandemic finally staying home.
By Shasta Scott3 years ago in Families
The Mystery of the little black book
The Mystery of the little black book It was raining, again. Another long dark cold night. I didn’t want to go out in this kind of weather, but it seemed I had no choice. The message was clear, be on the north corner of 5th and Main at 18:00 if you ever want to see your dog again.
By Connie Sahlin3 years ago in Families