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Ugly As a Mother: Mom Guilt
Guilt can be an overbearing enemy some days. It washes over me randomly some days as I reflect on times I could’ve been better. My children know every button of mine to press, they know every nerve to get on, and they can’t help it and don’t always mean to. At the moment though, I forget, and because I forget I feel guilty.
Michaela GallienPublished 2 years ago in Families3 Life Lessons I Learned From My Dad
I lost my dad, Robert, to cancer almost 20 years ago. There have been many times since where I've wanted his advice, guidance, or support, particularly once I became a parent myself. However, I know that there are already many ideas and principles that he had left me with while I was growing up.
Andy McAleesePublished 2 years ago in FamiliesIntersectionality: The Choices That Make A Man
In my final year of school, I chose to focus my thesis on the subject of ethnicity and nationality, with particular interest in their intersection: overlapping identities battling one another, suppressing one another in a life-long pandemonium.
How a Tree Metaphor Teaches Essential Culture about Social Media to Teenagers
Who would disagree that our modern-day technology has drastically changed our culture in its directions, observations and meanings? Every adult, teenager and child are facing changes. Old rules for many are deleted; new rules by a few are imposed and spread on viral streaming.
Annemarie BerukoffPublished 2 years ago in FamiliesRecalcitrant
“You are recalcitrant.” Was the first words said to me on what could have been my 25th phone call that day. There was no hello, there was no hate in the words or behind the tone the man used. Rude was not what I would call this one.
Xarli XCosmoPublished 2 years ago in FamiliesWhen Your Little Girl Asks
One Christmas Eve my two youngest daughters returned home from a visit with their grandparents and they had a different look to them. Their faces were not what I would expect to see on Christmas Eve. The following day was one of their favorite days of the year.
In 2021, Mrs. Claus Goes to a New Home
It took six years and COVID-19 for Mrs. Claus to return. When my mom died, my dad’s life was shattered. They’d been together for 65 years and she was his world; he’d sunk into a deep depression which exacerbated his other health problems. As determined as Mrs. Claus was, hunkered down in her dog-eared box in the storage room, she couldn’t brighten my dad’s spirits come the holiday season.
Catherine KenwellPublished 2 years ago in FamiliesThe 25 Days in Real Life
Day One It’s that time again! That elf has made its appearance and your creative holiday edge is in full swing. Your Pinterest board of ideas to keep the magic going for your kids is ready. You really feel like this year you’ll be more creative about moving it. Some of those ideas are a little redundant though, and you’re not sure you have all the items you need to be creative with. It’s the first day, you have time. Relax!
Michaela GallienPublished 2 years ago in FamiliesThe Innovative Charlie Brown Christmas Special
The Christmas Season affords opportunities for many traditions. Family gatherings, office parties, caroling, Christmas Eve Services and making candy cane shaped cookies are some ways that people celebrate the holiday season. Others play it more low key and enjoy simple pleasures. One of those simple pleasures that I look forward to every year is cuddling up on the couch with the family, watching the Charlie Brown Christmas Special.
"Hey Mom, I'm Going to a Riot with My AR-15, OK?"
Technically, Kyle Rittenhouse, in the strictest definition of self-defense, was acquitted of all charges. So what? What was he doing there in the first place?
Gary JanoszPublished 2 years ago in FamiliesThank You
Two Thanksgivings has to be the best part of being married to an American. I never really paid much attention to American Thanksgiving until I started living with an American, but besides the extra turkey and stuffing, the nice part is that it makes me stop and think, another time this season, about the things I'm thankful for - And the thing I'm most thankful for this season, is you - my friends and family.
Angela HendersonPublished 2 years ago in FamiliesOur house in the middle of the street
Our home, in the middle of the street One house, 3 cultures Love is in the air, every day, every second, every year, every moment. With all the difficult times life brings every day, our home, our house is our welcoming refuge. For many, the final frontier for hoarders, the hideout for killers and robbers.
Chacha JaramilloPublished 2 years ago in Families