extended family

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

Your nipples are as unique as your fingerprints. AI-Generated.
Your Nipples Are as Unique as Your Fingerprints Did you ever stop to think that something as small as your nipples could tell a story all their own? Most folks see them as just another body part, all the same. But here's the truth: your nipples stand out like no one else's. They vary in shape, size, color, and feel, much like the ridges on your fingertips that no two people share.
By Story silver book 3 months ago in Families
Home Swimming Pool Safety Tips for Parents. AI-Generated.
The weather will become warmer as it will soon be summer. This means your child would like to spend more time playing in the pool. However, as a parent, it is your responsibility to keep the pool safe for your children besides just keeping it an exciting and fun zone. The CDC reports that drowning is a recognizable cause of accidental deaths in children. In fact, drowning is the leading cause of accidental injury death in young children ages 1-4.
By Kristina Leatherman3 months ago in Families
Forgotten Voices: The Parents We Left Behind. AI-Generated.
The old-age home was quiet that morning. A slow wind carried the scent of jasmine from the garden, mixing with the faint smell of antiseptic and tea.
By HAADI3 months ago in Families
The Marriage That Ended Over Marmalade. AI-Generated.
I didn't think the end would come over toast and marmalade, but that's exactly how it happened. We were sitting at the kitchen table on a Tuesday morning, sunlight streaming through the window like nothing was wrong. He was reading something on his phone, I was spreading butter in careful, even strokes, and somewhere in the silence between us, I realised we'd become strangers who happened to share a mortgage.
By Jess Knauf3 months ago in Families
The Keeper of Lost Things. AI-Generated.
The world thought Arthur was just a forgetful old man. He misplaced his reading glasses, called his granddaughter by his daughter’s name, and sometimes stood in a room as if he’d forgotten why he’d entered. To everyone else, he was fading. But to ten-year-old Lily, he was a keeper of secrets.
By The 9x Fawdi3 months ago in Families
A divorcee is like hot cutlets
Everyone told me that a divorced man is like a reheated cutlet. Reality quickly proved that to be true. I lit the candles, even though Martyna always said it was unnecessary mawkishness. But something compelled me to create this soft atmosphere in which the words would have a chance to resonate differently. We sat at the table, sharing plates of pumpkin risotto.
By piotrmak3 months ago in Families
Trust me
My wife is sniffing out infidelity everywhere and throwing jealous tantrums at me. She's gone so far that she's surprised herself.
By piotrmak4 months ago in Families
The Loan That Almost Broke Us: When Family Came Before Wife
Our story began innocently enough—right after my sister-in-law's engagement. I'm a swimming instructor, grinding for years with tough commutes on public transport. Finally, I decided to take out a loan for a car to make life easier. One night, I shared the idea with my husband after he got home from work. "Great plan," he said enthusiastically. "Let's get it done so you can buy the car soon." Excited, I jumped through hoops—endless paperwork, bank visits—and wrapped it up fast. The loan was approved; money due in two weeks.
By zinat4 months ago in Families
Sand
Holding hands, they walked forward and forward, making footprints on the soft, wet sand. After every few steps, a wave would come and erase the footprints they had left behind.
By shahkar jalal4 months ago in Families
The Heart of a Home: The True Meaning of Family Leadership
Leadership in the family is not about authority, force, or power. It is not measured by how loudly you speak, how strictly you command, or how much control you hold. True leadership in the home is measured by presence, guidance, patience, and love.
By Life Hopes4 months ago in Families
A tradition with the dead
The Day of the Dead has always played an essential role in my life growing up. It's a tradition going back many generations, however this year in 2025 is a hard one for me because a year ago I lost my mother due to Pulmonary fibrosis it's a lung disease it hardly has treatment but definitely has no cure however this year I had to put up my mother's photo with my father who also passed away in 2017 due to heart failure.
By stephanie borges4 months ago in Families
“My Grandmother’s Wi-Fi Password”
My Grandmother’s Wi-Fi Password When my grandmother finally got Wi-Fi, the whole family treated it like the moon landing.
By SHAYAN4 months ago in Families