extended family

All about how to stay connected, strengthen ties and talk politics with your big, happy extended family.

He Love His Mother So Much— He Choose Women Like Her
I didn’t know my father’s mother, but I learn about her from the lives, living, and personalities of the four women my father fell in love with.
By Annelise Lords 3 months ago in Families
The first anniversary of the loss of my mom
December 2nd, 2025, marks the official first anniversary of my mother's passing. It has been A bit of a rough journey. Still, I was able to get by with my husband's and my daughter's help. Still, mostly I was helped by the grace of God. I'm happy to say my mom is there with him, as well as with my dad, my father passed away in 2017 of heart failure.
By stephanie borges3 months ago in Families
When Dinner Turns Into a Comedy Show: Family Edition
Imagine this: the table is set, the food smells heavenly, everyone finally sits down… and within 14 seconds, the whole scene slips into delightful, unplanned, heartfelt absurdity. If your family dinners feel less like a serene magazine spread and more like a sitcom filmed in real time, congratulations—your household is officially alive and thriving.
By Magify943 months ago in Families
What Is the Hero Instinct in Men?
Let me tell you the truth. This "hero feeling" that men have isn't created in some grand moment. It comes from small childhood habits that we never understand, but they linger inside. There wasn't anything special in my house; it just happened that if something small got stuck, something needed to be picked up, or a screw came loose, people would look at me. No one taught me by saying, "You're responsible," but the tone was, "You'll do it, right?"
By Brooks Ghost Max 3 months ago in Families
When the Lake Spoke My Father’s Name
I hadn't been back to my father's house in months. After the funeral, I told myself I needed time, space, anything that didn't remind me of hospital rooms and legal documents. So I avoided the place altogether, even though he'd lived there for twenty-seven years, and even though every good childhood memory I had was tied to the lake behind it.
By iftikhar Ahmad3 months ago in Families
When Real Love feels to Much: Learning to Receive After Being Conditioned by Pain
There was a time in my life when I believed that love meant surviving. I thought love was something that you had to earn by being quiet enough, Pleasing enough, useful enough. I thought love was accepting whatever was given, even when it hurt, as long as it meant you weren't alone.
By CIM3 months ago in Families
A Multitude of Blessings
Today was Thanksgiving here in the United States. I am nestled in tonight in a warm home with heat, two adorable children who got to spend the day with their Mommy, and my boyfriend. I have had a lot of things lately that I am not exactly thankful for, but I wanted to take a moment to count my blessings.
By The Schizophrenic Mom3 months ago in Families
From Poverty to Prosperity: Evan’s Unexpected Journey. AI-Generated.
Evan lived with his mother in a small village just outside a noisy, fast-growing city. Their home was a tiny room built from old bricks and a patched metal roof that rattled every time the wind blew. Money was never enough. Some nights, Evan went to sleep hungry, pretending he was full so his mother wouldn’t worry.
By StoryVerse3 months ago in Families
Touchy Topics Not to Talk About at Family Gatherings
It is good for families to get together at special times of the year to see one another and to celebrate the occasion. It is customary for families to be in one central location on holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, and funerals. When large groups of relatives get together, some tend to say things that are not pleasing to others.
By Margaret Minnicks3 months ago in Families
Nick Cannon's Daughter Wasn't Throwing Shade
Monroe "Roe" Cannon, daughter of Nick Cannon and pop singer/ "Queen of Christmas music" Mariah Carey posted on Instagram addressing about her siblings from her father. The 14-year-old took to Instagram sharing on her story about claiming her twin sibling as her only sibling and as the rest of her younger half siblings as half’s.
By Gladys W. Muturi3 months ago in Families
Should’ve, Could’ve, Would’ve:
Should’ve, Could’ve, Would’ve: Lessons from the Cage There’s a stage in life I call the “should’ve, could’ve, would’ve” stage. It’s not a place you visit once—it’s a recurring room in the mind, a cage of hindsight and reflection. I’ve spent years pacing that cage, looking back at choices I made and the ones I didn’t. It’s the mental space where regret meets realization, where you ask yourself: “What if I had done things differently?” It’s the place where I should have been thinking, “I should, I could, I would.” But I wasn’t.
By Ceaser Greer Jr3 months ago in Families
Gift in My Veins
I used to think my story began the day I was born. A small cry in a cold hospital room. A name written on a certificate. A family gathering around a newborn, smiling through tired eyes.
By Nangyal khan3 months ago in Families