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The Swing of the Kilt
It promises to be a beautiful sunny day as I look out the window. Not a cloud in the steel-blue sky of early morning. It’s a good time just to observe the stillness and peace of the dawn. A new day filled with promises and full of hope.
By Lorna Dolan4 years ago in Families
Reflection
Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say, my mother would whisper under her breath, as she huffed around the house.
By Jessica Joyce4 years ago in Families
Boxes
I have had many experiences in my life, each of which has brought me insights into life and enlightenment. The most vivid experience I remember is the "jumping box" experience, which gave me a taste of success and the truth that perseverance will lead to success.
By RuthValencia4 years ago in Families
Reinventing
ReleaSING the Catch-22 - Chapter 1 Reinventing – “Birthdays,” “GPS for Love” and “Butterfly” songs Reinvent – to make changes or improvements – to present something in a new or different way. To redo completely - to bring into use again – make as if for the first time (Source: Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinvent. Accessed 2 Feb. 2020.)
By Shawna Ray4 years ago in Families
Better couples don't rely on love, not money, but...
After reading a sentence, I am quite touched: "The ideal state of husband and wife is not to fall in love, but to walk in love all the time."
By david4 years ago in Families
Rebranding World Breastfeeding Week. Top Story - August 2022.
August 1st to 7th is World Breastfeeding Week, but I have a bit of a bone to pick with it. I think it is in desperate need of a rebrand. An image upgrade, if you will.
By Emily the Period RD4 years ago in Families
Wish Right! Dream Bright!
Time has a way of creeping up on us. One day you are playing with your trucks and dolls, enjoying a mud pie or hiding from the thrill of doorbell ditch. You’re riding your bicycle down the street with your friends, playing kick-the-can or enjoying a game of basketball at the neighborhood court. You grumble home because it’s getting dark; you dream of a life with no rules. All the while, you wish that you were all grown up. And suddenly, YOU ARE.
By Shannon Moore4 years ago in Families
Welcome to My Childhood
When you're a kid, you really never give being a kid much thought. It's called innocence, until you see how other kids act around their parents, and then... undoubtedly, you loose some. People tell me my childhood was completely fucked up. I know. I can see that now but... way back then... I thought it was normal. I thought I was normal. Now, I realize, nothing I did was normal. Nothing about me, was normal...
By Kerry Williams4 years ago in Families
What is marriage?
What is marriage? Some people think marriage is the relationship of family, some people think marriage is partners to live and I think marriage is to find a person you are willing to love, and then in the care of oil rice firewood salt to fulfill, find that more mature, more beautiful yourself.
By mengqingfu4 years ago in Families
The truth of marriage: the essence of marriage, in fact, is a company
Couples need companionship just as much as those who have just learned to drive lack security, and children who have left their parents and feel insecure when they were young need gentle encouragement and appropriate rewards.
By mengqingfu4 years ago in Families
Married life, the unstoppable marriage
Before has not get married, I can't imagine the true marriage, only can reference only native family mom and dad, but cannot deny whether each pair of love are held from the expectation of grow old together make a promise, but not at all, can really realize what a marriage is concluded from a passion or to kill the company.
By mengqingfu4 years ago in Families
4 Lessons from my mother
Watching my mother do it all by herself by choice has taught me so many life lessons. My mother was a single mother by choice. She decided to adopt me all on her own and it was extremely hard. I wasn't an easy child. I have learned a lot from her. My mother has always taught me valuable life lessons. I always appreciated the wisdom she has brought me over the years. I look up to my mother for many reasons. Here are a few of the lessons that she has taught me over the past 24 years of my life.
By Nat 4 years ago in Families