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She Used to Walk Along the Railway Tracks
I grew up with my mother in housing next to the railway tracks. A one bedroom set-up, with stained walls and smudged windows. The stains mum hated. She said the long smears from watery leaks reminded her of a crying girl wearing mascara. The windows she didn’t mind. It didn’t matter that they were smudged when all there was to look at was dirty, rusted tracks home to passing trains wearing graffiti. Trains which shook the walls of our building every ten minutes, resulting in mum screaming FUCK as she was unable to steadily light her cigarette.
By Jasmine L S P4 years ago in Families
Social dental assistance and Social Security dental benefits
Dental care is one of the most important points for health but also the most neglected. All our food passes through our mouth. That it is healthy, without problems, will influence the general health of our entire body. For this reason, it is important to worry about both good oral hygiene and proper oral care.
By Merina Jenkosvic4 years ago in Families
If Mother's Knew Everything
Dear Mom, Mother's day approaches again, and again I get to reflect on all the wonderful things that you have done for me. But this mother's day, I have something different to offer you. Flowers, mugs, scarves and cheesy wall art are not the only gifts that mother's deserve. Especially you. You deserve the world on a platinum platter, but instead, I will share a tidbit of truth with you. I never told you this, but there was a question you asked me when I was younger. You asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I answered you in the way you would expect. I told you I wanted to be just like my dad. You smiled and nodded your head. "Of course, you're such a daddy's girl." And I began my path towards being an accountant, just like my father. I started with lumber piling, then moved into customer service, changed to a janitor, morphed into a level 2 licensed insurance broker. Through my journey, I remembered all the different kinds of jobs you had as well when I was growing up. You processed all of the milk we had on the farm, turned it into cream, cottage cheese and butter. You were always doing haircuts and dye jobs, not to mention perms, for your friends and family, whenever they asked it of you. When we moved, you also moved onto corrective chiropracting, setting bones and moving muscles back to where they belonged. At the same time, you decided you could also cook the breakfast shift at one of the local restaurants. And then you turned around and started teaching English as a second language at the local community college. In conclusion, you have occupied the role of wife, mother, grandmother, mentor, friend, teacher, chef, physical caregiver, receptionist and so much more. And with that, here comes my confession.
By Melanie Banman4 years ago in Families
Spotify Lullabies – The Best Sleepy Songs for Your Little Ones
In this situation, you can try establishing a night-time routine. This includes bathing your baby, changing them into cosy pyjamas, and playing them a lullaby. Over time, this may encourage your baby to sleep through the night. And doesn’t a soundless sleep sound priceless right now?
By Rachel Gray4 years ago in Families
Your Parents Are Your First True Love
Our Parents are Our first true love. They are the armor that protects us in our childhood. they are the caregivers who take care of us, they are the advisors who advise and guide us in our adulthood, but at the same time, they are cute and lovely human beings who wish for nothing but the happiness of their child. As their child, it's our responsibility to provide them with all the respect, happiness, and peace they deserve.
By Harsh Jain4 years ago in Families
How to Make This Mother’s Day Unique
Flowers may be your one of your first thoughts for a small token of your love on Mother’s Day. However, it can often be tricky finding a special bouquet if you are shopping close to the day to preserve the freshness, as you are stuck with the flowers that were the last choice of supermarket shoppers.
By Rachel Gray4 years ago in Families
Am I the asshole for insisting we put my 8-month-old baby in a French immersion daycare?
Am I the asshole for insisting we put my 8-month-old baby in a French immersion daycare? I, 30 years old female insisted to put my son, 8 months old in a French immersion daycare even though my husband, 38 old male thinks it is not important that we raise him bilingual. My husband is a skilled worker and a high school graduate while I am a teacher who studied the English language and who English is her second language. This baby, let’s call him Kai, is our first child and he is always fighting me about every little decision and seems to think he knows best about everything.
By Nneka Anieze4 years ago in Families
Before Erin Brockovich, there was you
Leo Gorie must have known he was dying when he started on the mission of his life. He wasn’t wrong to think his fate was sealed and he had nothing to lose. He had spent decades installing asbestos as a construction worker and president of the Building Trades Union. Despite repeated assurances that asbestos was safe, the asbestos fibers had invaded Leo’s lungs. He had cancer.
By Ashley Herzog4 years ago in Families
