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Surviving an Alcoholic
We all have visions of what a picture-perfect family looks like, I suppose happy parents with stable jobs, siblings that make other kids envy you, a pet or a few maybe. But for who does this usually work out in favor for? The lucky ones I suppose.
By Makenzie Testerman8 years ago in Families
How To Keep Your Children Safe from Online Predators
I’m writing this because I was a victim of an online predator and I would never wish what I went through on my worst enemy. It’s been seven years and it still festers in my mind. Everything he said, everything he did; I live with it constantly.
By Jessie Karl Williams8 years ago in Families
The Crazy Chaos of Critical Family Members
From the time I was a kid, I would constantly be dealing with my dad being very critical of everything I did. I realized after I moved out and started my own life and cut my dad out that he was trying to help. But at the same time, he was trying to control me. We eventually had a sit down, heart-to-heart conversation about how we were both wrong and have worked toward a great relationship where we talk constantly and I go to him for advice.
By Hailey Elizabeth8 years ago in Families
Why I Love Christmas
It seems to be fashionable nowadays to dread Christmas. Often I read amusing articles with tales of nightmare families and a stressful time shopping and cooking for the big event. This is so far removed from my own experiences, that this article is for me an antidote to Christmas dread.
By Sarah Seddon8 years ago in Families
Giving Birth for the First Time
I started thinking about labor the day I found out I was pregnant, November 20th, 2016. Thinking? More like worrying! You don't realize you're going to be delivering a little human until you know you have no other choice. Don't get me wrong, I was extremely happy and excited; it was starting a new chapter in my life. But I've always been a crybaby when it came to pain, so of course, the panic of labor started. I started watching videos of women giving labor, and honestly, it scared me even more, so I decided to not look at those and not let my anxiety get to me until I was at least half way or more through my pregnancy, because I obviously still had a long way to go.
By Florencia Marquez8 years ago in Families
An Account
To anyone looking at the image attached to this story, they can simply see an ultrasound. When I look at this image, I see so much more. This ultrasound is of my current pregnancy with my little boy Freddie-Ray, due in April 2018. To say me and my partner are ecstatic is a huge understatement, in more ways than one. Let me take you back to June 2016.
By Ayesha Chambers8 years ago in Families
Going Through Hell in One Week
April 2017, the month my life would change forever. Two of the greatest people in my life passed away within three days of each other, my uncle and his mom, my mamaw. First I’m gonna explain a little about my uncle. He was a really tall man. He had a funny personality and was loved by so many. A wife who is really short with four kids and a lot of grand children. My uncle was only forty seven. He was and still my favorite. I know you should not say who was and was not your favorite, but everyone does it. He passed just three days before my grandmother, his mom. She was my best friend, my go to, my diary. She was the person I told everything to, all of my secrets and my problems, what some might call my own counselor. This woman was stubborn and did not take anything from anyone. She had cancer and did not let it try and break her down. Seven years is a long time to be living with it, but she did. Like I said, as stubborn as a mule. I never thought they would be gone so soon, but they are. I hate it and can not even think that they are actually gone. I am still in denial. She had many great grandchildren, one of which is my son, who just turned one.
By Brittney Spraggins8 years ago in Families
