humanity
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Why we hang on to Holiday fantasies
In April of 1967 I was 11 years old. It was my first Easter in a different home we had moved into. On that Sunday morning, my younger brother and I walked to a local store but instead of staying on the road, we went through a wooded area that separated the road we lived on from the highway. We followed a well worn path and saw what looked to be animal tracts. We were jumping for joy as we believed we had found the Easter Bunny's trail. Not long after this my grandmother pulled me aside one day and told me I was old enough to know that the Easter Bunny was pure fiction. Instead of being disappointed, I felt grown up and proud that I was old enough to know what my two brothers still did not.
By Cheryl E Preston5 years ago in Families
Over Slept
Fuck. Why am I like this? Staring at my phone as I lay in bed, my eyes widen with horror. I’m normally late, 15 minutes at the very least. Today I’ve slept in by an hour, on the one day I had to be on time. Screaming out of bed, I jump into all of my clothes, a sharp black dress with heels to match. Mum said to dress nice for the occasion, basically not to be me. I ran a brush through my hair, the comb scratching my scalp raw. A lovely sprinkling of dandruff setting on my shoulders. My hair was notoriously hard to control, a gregarious bushel plopped on my head, looking like it could come alive at any second. I stare at the mirror knowing mum will make some backhanded compliment regardless, not to mention the fact I am an hour late. Scampering up my handbag, I ran out the door, slamming it behind me. Fuck. Are you serious? How could I leave him inside, it was my one job. Please have your keys, I thought as I scramble around my handbag, passing through tampons and loose M&Ms. Eating a blue one I realise they are the crispy ones from three weeks ago, and hate myself more. I hit silver and a jingle, thank fuck for that. Rushing through the apartment, I beeline for the urn, holding him firmly in both hands. Ironically, like my life depended upon it. Opening the passenger side of the car, I place Dad down and strap him in. It seems ridiculous to put a seat belt around my dads’ ashes, but I am an hour late and need to at least have brought dad.
By Cameron McLeod5 years ago in Families
Baby Blues
From the moment I found out that I was pregnant and everyday after that for the next nine months I experienced every emotion known to man, from joy to anxiety to fear and paranoia but the one emotion that I felt the most was happiness. I discovered I was pregnant with my first child at the age of thirty six. After my thirty fifth birthday I never imagined that I would conceive a child, I assumed that motherhood was not in the cards for me, maybe GOD did not think I was fit to be a mother, maybe it was something wrong with me - a million self doubt thoughts flooded my head. Then to my surprise on super bowl Sunday of 2020 I found out that I was pregnant. For the first three months I lived in fear everyday that I would miscarry because I was in my late thirties and because I made myself believe that GOD would not bless ME with something so special and precious ( since my late teens I have had a on again off again relationship with GOD but that's a story for another day) I even went to the hospital and complained of stomach pain just so I could get an ultrasound picture to prove to myself that I has a little angle growing inside of me. From the moment the nurse placed the picture of my daughters ultrasound in my hands it was a concoction of joy and excitement mixed with a little fear from that moment on. I couldn't wait to meet my mini me and give her the life I always wished I had as a child.
By Stephanie Hudson5 years ago in Families
The New Holiday Celebrations
That special part of the year has finally arrived for us so we can close it out in a big way. The smell of all the food that has been prepared with love, the smell of cinammon and nutmeg hanging in the air. The joy and excitement of getting together with our family to reminisce about childhood memories and the things that we THINK that our parents don’t know.
By Nikki Lewis5 years ago in Families
Peter Salzano - Wine suggestions to Increase Your Palette
When it concerns a glass of wine, you possibly recognize that it needs to simply taste great. Are you aware of all the means you can care for and choose the finest red wine? Otherwise, this post is jam-packed with terrific guidance by Peter J Salzano to help you get going with the world of a glass of wine!
By Peter Salzano5 years ago in Families
Don't try to capture the perfect photo, capture the moment
2020 has by far been the worst year for most of us with the Pandemic going on in full flow still in many areas, even after 12 months. Despite these tough times, we still had our friends and family taking our back and helping us get through it together. This is what the spirit of Christmas is all about. And not even 2020 is going to take this spirit away from us.
By Let's Discuss 5 years ago in Families
2020
Starting this year was very unexpected due to me having a baby boy in June and to moving into our very first place together. With my pregnancy at the beginning dragging me down and was very tiring for me, I wasn't expecting a pandemic to happen to where everything had to be shut down. With my hardly working at the time and for my SO looking for a job to figure out what to do was hard between us. Thank goodness for the stimulus check that helped us including my unemployment at the time. During that time I couldn't have anyone around me and I really didn't want to go anywhere because that is how tired I was, even eating out at a restaurant I didn't want to. Also with the pandemic hitting I didn't even have a baby shower for my son, which was a bum for me because I would have loved to have one. My SO wasn't ready for his son to arrive but I made due with what we needed. I love that things had happen for a reason and to me that God or whoever you believe in has a reason for doing what he throws at every human being. To me, it made me realized that I was very appreciate of what we had, which was a roof over our head and food in our bellies. My SO is still a little hard headed to understand any of that, but I figure with him being twenty-six he's still learning.
By Manda Marie5 years ago in Families
