humanity

Humanity begins at home.

Evolution ,Attachment theory and Trauma
How impactful attachment can be in familial relationships, from infancy to adulthood? Theorists and scholars argue that the family is a fundamental structure of identity formation.
By Novsky6 years ago in Families
DIFFERENT BUT SAME
As Emma made herself comfortable, laughing and making small talk, her voice drifted over the air until it faded, echoing from the direction in which she was headed. Not alone, of course - she had that gift of drawing along a tow of handsome looking blokes and some ladies too.
By Henrietta Efunnuga6 years ago in Families
Hope
She looked so vulnerable sitting in the coffee shop drinking her hot chocolate. It had been a while since they'd seen each other and their relationship had been somewhat restrained. Sarah paid for her Grande Skinny Latte and carried it over to the table. Her daughter looked up at her almost sheepishly.
By Jo Little 6 years ago in Families
The Black Sheep
The cliche’ that is so commonly used, “I knew at a young age I was different,'' could be used in this situation but that would be a lie. As a child you hear all sorts of stories of what you did or did not do and some of them seem a bit far fetched from where you are standing but nonetheless, those who were around you claim it to be true. I heard many of these and looking back now I can say that I can definitely see myself doing these things. I remember my parents sharing a story about me packing up my Radio Flyer wagon with all that was important to me and dragging it out the front door of our home in Massachusetts.
By RachelAnn6 years ago in Families
An Open Letter to Teens
Dear Current and Future Generations: As you grow into adulthood you will be faced with a lot of temptation, challenges, sadness and even the occasional happy day. You will make and lose friends and be the source of frustration and joy for your parents every day. Trust me, I’ve been in your shoes and trying to find your way in today’s world will be difficult – much more so than it was when I was a kid.
By Tina6 years ago in Families
But I Had Always Wanted to Be a Dad
When Friends and Family Say, “You’d Make Such a Great Dad,” You Begin to Believe It I had an amazing father, Richard Eisenberg, who passed away nine years ago. Based in part on his example, I longed to be a father from an early age. Thing is, I did not meet the woman who would become my significant other until my 36th birthday, on January 14, 2000. She was 43 at the time. We considered ourselves “late-bloomers,” and her life goals were the same as mine.
By Joel Eisenberg6 years ago in Families
The Day My Husband Had a Stroke
My name is Teresa and my husband's name is Paul. Today is May 30, 2017. My husband is 55 and works in building maintenance for a local university. He is extremely active, always on the go.
By Teresa Bennett6 years ago in Families
Growing Up In A Broken Family
Hello!! I just want to start off by saying that my childhood was shit, literal shit. If I could, I would try to name all of the good experiences as a child, but sadly the bad outweighed the good. Now I'm not trying to throw myself a pity party and tell you all about my woes because I do know that I'm not the only person with a messed up family which is why I'm writing this in hopes that people who have gone through this will relate to it and be able to understand that it shouldn't define them later in life.
By Z D6 years ago in Families
Home Not-So-Sweet Home
Ah! It’s that time of year for us students to be home for the end of year festivities. I know some people who were truly excited for their fun family traditions and various celebrations that occur. I on the other hand couldn’t quite verbalise how I felt about going back home.. well I could but there definitely wasn’t anything positive that would come of it.
By K Miller6 years ago in Families
I'm Over Christmas.
Yesterday, for the first time ever, I did not post any ‘Merry Christmas’ message on my social media and it was deliberate. I did reply to messages and called loved ones on this day.
By Seyitan Moritiwon6 years ago in Families
Christmas 2019
This Christmas I got to spend it with my parents and my little boy. Even though he wasn’t too interested in opening gifts I still loved every minute of it.
By Gabby Batovsky6 years ago in Families
Four Great Last Minute Christmas Activity Ideas
There’s not long to go until the big day, but if you have a young family, it can be difficult to keep the kids entertained in that short gap between the end of school and Christmas day. And what’s more, with all the food and presents you should have bought and wrapped by now, it’s likely you won’t want to spend too much money keeping the little ones entertained between now and the big day. So what can you do to keep them entertained over the next few days, without having to spend any money?
By Jaime Hunter 6 years ago in Families