fact or fiction

Is it fact or merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores the myths and beliefs we hold about our family dynamics, traditions, and if there's such thing as a 'perfect family.'

Spill The Tea
I’m 41 and haven’t lived my life or truth yet. I have been silenced before I was able to speak up for myself. Is it frustrating? Yes. As early as I can remember my voice and opinions were slowly taken from me, slowly placing me not just in a shell, but in a spiral of hate for others and more so hate of my self. It all started when my mom’s got arrested. At the age of 9 I had to be an adult. I had no idea what the world was like; cruel and cold like the C&C sodas I grew accustomed to drinking after awhile, it was all I cold afford; that a $.25 little Debbie cake and a bag of chips back when potatoe chips was a quarter. We called them cheap and cold. It all took place after my mom and I moved into a one bedroom apartment in a townhouse complex. My moms was over protective of me so I was not allowed to play with the neighborhood kids let alone join the local boys and girls club. As the new superintendent my moms was always on call and never home, something like before we moved. After a few a year living there my mother finally allowed me to play outside with the other kids. I was eager to play with the neighbors; they ran a candy store out their house and that was so cool. Back where I was from you had to go to the cellar to buy candy or to old lady Ms Green house. Sometimes her cookies and frozen cool aid cups tasted funny but they had real candy and snacks like a real store. I guess I raved on it so much that gradually I was permitted to visit the neighbors house. Thinking back now I should have been satisfied with my moms strict rules. I persisted so much that it lead up to spending the night over. I thought it was cool to have girls to play with being as though I had no family in this new city we moved to. But that’s when all the youth got sucked out of me. I was trapped. This old lady who presented her self as the sweetest grandma alive had a deep dark hatred inside her. She had the green eyes. Little did I know it at the time, it all unraveled when her husband died.
By Jennifer Solomon6 years ago in Families
High School Years
Hi there, Your friend Gin is here again! Ha, I am a poet and didn't no it!! LOL Seriously I will get on with the story. I am doing my best to try to keep in order; I am sure I may bounce a bit and I apologize ahead of time; when I jump around I will do my best to explain why I did and get back to original topic asap. Thank you for reading my stories I hope and pray that it touches some people and help them in some way or another!!!! BE BLESSED!!!!!
By Virginia Green6 years ago in Families
The story of how a wolf saved a boy.
This village, stands very close to the forest, to the left of the ravines behind them is a river, a very beautiful place. No wonder people chose this beauty when they settled here. This extraordinary story happened here in a small village of 50 houses. In this village lives a family, Semyon, his wife Maria and son Kolka. The son was only five years old when his father brought a puppy from the forest, an almost blind wolf cub. Although it was small at all, it was already biting and scratching, apparently the instincts were already working. So they grew together, Kolka and the wolf cub. As you don’t pass by their house, Kolka always plays with a wolf in the yard, trains him like a little dog, there was something for the kid to do, they called the wolf cub, “Fang”. Time passed and the wolf cub grew, a large strong wolf was now sitting on a chain. He was never allowed to run around the village as they did with dogs, dogs also did not bark at him for a long time, apparently accustomed to his presence. Kolka still continued to play and feed with him. Winter came, Kolka was in first grade with fives and fours. He also played with his wolf in his free time. And everything would be fine, only I began to hear howling wolves from the side of the forest at night. And once the fang disappeared. How he could get rid of, only God knows. Kolka warmed up, but life goes on, the father promised to bring the puppy a shepherd, it’s also good and the shepherd trained well. Two years have passed. Kolka was now training the "Count". He was now studying in the third grade, well, a little worse, troeches began to appear. That day, he sledded in the enemy, his father made excellent strong sledges for Kolka. Now Kolka could not roll everything, you could not drive home. It was already beginning to get dark and Kolka decided once again to go to the ravine and go home. He took the rope tied to the sled and already wanted to climb up from the ravine, as he noticed, like shadows flashed at the top of the ravine. Kolka took a closer look and saw several gray faces, these were wolves, real hungry wolves, they were waiting for him upstairs. Kolka was so scared that he could not move, he stood at the bottom of the ravine, not daring to rise. At the top, here and there, wolf-bared muzzle peeps out. It will soon darken and then the end, the wolves will surely wait for the darkness and they will not let it out now. When his parents are still enough. Kolka was trembling with fear and cold. Raw pants and coats now became icy and did not bend. And it’s not far from the village, he can scream, let someone hear, but Kolka did not dare to shout, did not want to annoy the wolves, suddenly they rush at him. The roar of one of the wolves was heard upstairs, Kolka looked and saw a huge wolf with a bared face, apparently it was the leader of the pack, the leader was ready to jump. It was visible from him that another second and he would jump from above onto Kolka. Kolka cried like never before, he felt so sorry for himself and his mother and father too, that he simply burst into tears. Kolka saw a huge wolf approaching him in great leaps, the boy closed his eyes in preparation for the worst, but nothing happened. Kolka opened his eyes and saw him, yes it was a fang. Fang! Kolka joyfully cried out my fang, above the wolves whined for impatience to try hot blood. Fang turned his face up and snarled, then raised his face to the sky and howled, now the leader began to go up, periodically looking at Kolka, as if telling him to follow me, do not be afraid, Kolka obediently climbed the wolf. The leader was the first to get out of the ravine and with an evil growl drove the three wolves to a safe distance. Kolka made his way through the snowdrifts towards the village under the scrutiny of the leader. Kolka safely returned home and told his parents everything. It would be better if he did not. Oh, and he got it from his parents.
By Vladuslav 6 years ago in Families
Absent
ABSENT I held the picture in my hand, the only picture I had left to remember her face. It had been torn, burned, and ripped but I still took it everywhere I went. The woman in the picture that I constantly stared at with longing desperation, is my Mother. Now, I say mother but she didn’t raise me, in fact I have never met her or even heard her voice. A mission or journey I should say is what I embarked on, that scorching summer day in June. Summer in California makes you feel as if your blood is boiling, but I was fixed on her. The woman in the picture, the woman with the dark eyes and Raven Black hair, and I too have these exquisite traits . Up until this day I was made to believe that I was different; Deceived, lied to, and trapped in a life that was truly never mine. On the back of the picture were too small words, Don’s Diner.
By Lauren sosa6 years ago in Families
A nightmare in Brooklyn (part 1)
Feedback needed please!! Writing a chain story for y’all to like comment and share on here Comment #more if you want me to keep adding!!
By Cassi6 years ago in Families
Bunny Haven
Once upon a time there was a family of bunnies who all lived in a burrow together. They were a family of four, but the runt had died during birth, which was a sad time for the rest of the family. All the family had left was a girl whom they loved so much. The family named their girl daughter Rosalina, because they saw her inner beauty that was like a rose, but she didn't see it in her. One day as she was talking to her parents a question came to her, it was about her little sibling. The question was “Do you remember my little sibling, who passed during birth?” Her parents answered as best they could. They said “ Of course we remember your little sibling, we think about her/him all the time. We miss her/him very much and wish she/him was here with us right now.” Rosalina’s mother said to her “ Always remember passed family members, it will make you feel good about yourself, when you keep their memories alive.” Rosalina’s mother’s name was Spotty because of all her spots. Her father’s name was named Sparky because of the way his coat looks in the sunlight. Later that day Rosalina decided to go lay down, and take a nap to clear her mind…. When suddenly she hears singing like that of an angel. Soon she realized that it was her sibling who had passed during birth, who was coming down in a transparent light that sparkled in the sunshine. Her sibling approached her saying”Rosalina I’ve come to warn you about a group of hunters who are traveling to your land, looking for bunnies to kill and make into bunny stew. You will need to evacuate and find somewhere else to live n the span of four days, or you will surely be killed. Rosalina looked at her sibling extremely shocked plus astonished. Slowly her sibling started to ascend into the sky like a magical light fixtured bubble which was sparkly white in color. Rosalina all of a sudden started to chase after the bubble light and then out of nowhere slipped into a magical source (also known as a portal) getting transported into an alternate universe. It was a place just like her own but completely ruled by bunnies and full of bunnies. She didn't realize it at first, but Rosalina thought this place was sensational, gorgeous, incredible, and beautiful. Later the bunnies introduced their town as Bunny Haven where all bunnies can be free and have a special place.
By Autumn Plumlee6 years ago in Families
How fish began to live in the water (German fairy tale)
A fish lived on a ground, not in the water she was still living on the ground. She had three children. Once a fish fell ill. Lying, poor, in her plague, can’t rise. Her children are crying, day and night crying. And the fish is already very thin.
By Maryna xx6 years ago in Families
Perdido
“I’m lost,” The young boy says again, his small, quiet voice screaming in my head. Forcing me to listen, I look down at him, his dark brown hair falling just shy of his eyebrows, his bed dress a grey colour, drowning him in the material. And his beautiful lapis-lazuli eyes gazing at me with hope. I look away in shame and close my eyes tight to block out the image that is before me. I hold back tears with all my strength, not wanting to show the young one my guilt. As I look back to him, all I see is the edge of the cliff. I turn sharply and see the boy standing behind me, he coughs and I fly backwards off of the edge.
By Saffron Dixon6 years ago in Families
The Butterfly/The Dove that emerged
This is a story of a little girl who was unwanted from the time her mother found out she was pregnant. It was first thought this precious little girl was a tumor in her mother’s stomach, her mother rushed to the hospital to have an X-ray done to determine just what was going on inside her body. After the X-Ray Dorothy anxiously awaited the results of her test, as the doctor came into the room, grinning with relief, believing that he had great news.
By Cyndi Leist-copley6 years ago in Families
The Invention of Santa is Asinine
The "Magic" of Christmas ....This is a tough one... I was raised in a home with a Loving family, that would break their back to make the magic happen. They Loved the Holidays and Christmas was always the one everyone invested the most in. Being the eldest of 5 kids also made it interesting, because once I found out Santa wasn’t real I was basically blackmailed into maintaining the lie so that I didn’t ruin it for the other kids.
By Dear Mischka6 years ago in Families
No Choice
It is supposed to be peaceful in the dark, so why is it hard for me to fall asleep? As I lay with open eyes trying to see in this cavernous space, I am left with a feeling of despair. An emotion no nine year old should ever endure.
By Yvonne C.6 years ago in Families
A World Lost In Time
Once upon a time there was a girl named Kayla and a girl named Bria. They both were sisters and had an amazing life until one day a big storm came and they got separated from each other. Bria ended up in New York and Kayla ended up in Florida, and they both worked really hard to make a living and hope that one day they will see each other again for a good cause. Or will it be? Here starts the story about Kayla and Bria.
By Bria Harris6 years ago in Families