humanity
For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.
13-year-old becomes the youngest dad in the world.
Alfie Patten's girlfriend, Chantelle who was 15 told him that she was pregnant when he was only 12. At just 4ft and 4inches, he was hopeful for the future and had no idea about the path that his life would take.
By Fabrizio Romano6 years ago in Humans
7 Things You Should Know About Your Haters
Unfortunately, you probably know someone who’s a hater in your life. Someone who’s negative, who’s critical, who judges you harshly for no reason. Someone who seems angry at you without a logical cause, or who roots for you to fail. He or she most likely gets in your way or at least tries to, and it would certainly be so much easier without their contempt and scorn.
By Linda Williams6 years ago in Humans
CPR and Praying
Instead of being on the road driving toward my parents for dinner at 4:50, I was on my knees in one of the rooms of my next-door neighbor’s home. She had ran into my garage seconds after I had parked my car and pulled some items from the back seat.
By Susan Elizabeth Bartlett6 years ago in Humans
Emerging to the Aftermath of a Pandemic
When will we emerge from all of this? No one knows for sure yet. Weeks, maybe months? But someday in the hopefully not-so-distant future, we will open our front door and we will no longer be fearful of the unseen. We will no longer have to quickly leave our homes to grab our necessities and run back to escape the unknown. We will not wrestle with anxiety as we pep talk ourselves before we leave our homes and head for work (for those essential employees who still must leave their homes to go to work.) We will no longer fearfully anticipate what awaits us when we turn on the television or pick up our cell phones. We will no longer be forced to choose between our health and our family's health or financial stability for our families. Unfortunately for some families those are one in the same depending on what you stand to lose without financial stability.
By Angel Perez6 years ago in Humans
Living with the "Beast"
Living with the “Beast” Coronavirus and its impact on domestic violence When I was a young girl of 10 or 11 years, my mother shared a story with me. As a newly-wed young woman some 20 years before, she had decided to stop in unannounced for a visit with her sister-in-law after shopping one day. As she walked up the pathway towards an open front door, she could hear through the screen door the sound of angry yelling, sobbing, and her sister-in-law’s voice begging her husband to stop beating her. “What did you do?” I asked with wide-eyed concern. “Nothing,” replied my mother. “I turned around and got back in my car. I’d always known Nita* had married an asshole.”
By Christina Perry6 years ago in Humans
How to Feel Connected to Loved Ones Despite the Distance
I’m a 90s baby. I remember my childhood as a mix of new technologies and brightly-colored cartoons. I remember playing with slime and building forts in the backyard. Most importantly, I remember doing all of this with my cousin Danny.
By Alicia Springer6 years ago in Humans
A Coronavirus Letter
Hello. Some of you will probably relate to this. For you I want you to realize and remember that we all feel the same way. Other people are experiencing things in a different way. I certainly am not diminishing their experience. There are also those that don’t quite understand. I hope maybe you might see things from a different point of view.
By Fire Dragon Lit6 years ago in Humans
She didn't get the memo
I spend a lot of time on my balcony these days. From my "penthouse" condo. I get to mark the months by the switching out of the billboard, watch the sunset and the sunrise color each day no matter the season, no matter what is going on in my life or in the world, see the beautiful skyline, a beacon of stability, watch every firework display on Fourth of July or New Year's Eve without being stuck in crowds or worrying how I would get home. I also watch people stand at the bus stop waiting to pay two dollars and twenty-five cents to get on a crowded bus to go to work each morning. The numbers of those at the bus stop are getting smaller and the buses aren't nearly as crowded these days.
By Michel Schwartz6 years ago in Humans
The Pursuit of Simplicity
Our lives have changed drastically in the last month. The human need to explore and wander has been stripped from us as a means for our protection. I understand the need to be careful - to be practical. But my heart aches for the journeys I intended to take, and I can't help but count the days.
By Natalie Schweizer6 years ago in Humans
