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It takes a village to raise a family; advice and tips to make the most of yours.

How To Accomplish Things Without Affecting Family Time
--- During the pandemic, my day job went fully remote. My commute time was cut down to less than one minute per day because I could just roll out of bed and start working.
By SWS5 years ago in Families
The Population Explosion
You have been told all of your life that overpopulation exists and that it needs to be dealt with for the future of our planet and our existence, Am I right? You have been told that there is not enough resources to support the amount of people on earth and that is why you see countries starving. I am here to tell you that is all a lie.
By Brittney Dodson5 years ago in Families
How to Teach Your Teenager Financial Responsibility
Is your baby getting big enough to lead his life on his terms? Are you stressing about how to teach your young lad the basics of money handling?
By Elice Max5 years ago in Families
Crumbling the Ancestral Tethered Cord
LIFE is hard all on it's own. If you've ever been handed down a homemade quilt in the family, you would know there is Joy, there is Laughter, there are Tears, ALL so intricately sewn together, stitch by stitch, pattern by pattern, memory after memory all made up from what helps build a family.
By Victoria Cruz5 years ago in Families
The most important Book
Grace reads about a writing contest that sparks her interest. She has always liked to write certain types of music to encourage people. This sounded like a really fun thing to do. She researched it a little, then started writing!
By Sherry C.5 years ago in Families
Bicker Wisdom
I was raised on a dairy farm just about in the middle of nowhere, Minnesota, by my grandparents on my mother’s side. I was a good, innocent (naïve) Christian little girl. It was the 1960s, the decade of revolution, hippies, assassinations and war, but you wouldn’t have known it by me. I missed all things cultural, countercultural, and pop cultural. We had a few cows, some chickens, and each other, and that’s about it. Our only social life was church, twice on Sunday. Our entertainment life too, as far as that goes. Television was a new idea, but my grandfather wouldn’t have a set in the house. Grandma would have liked one – “for the news,” she said – but she couldn’t talk Grandpa into it. He didn’t even want to watch the baseball games. As far as he was concerned the radio was just fine. “The pictures are better,” he declared, “besides, the cows like to listen to the games while I milk.” But I got an education anyway, in the little Christian school by the church, and eventually even went on to college. I now have an advanced degree from an institution of higher learning that took me many years to earn.
By Doug Westendorp5 years ago in Families
Follow The Sea Glass
Follow the Sea Glass Can’t believe it's been a year since grandpa passed away. I pull up to my grandparent’s old house. It has been in the family for years but after they both passed away no one has really come out here, everything is pretty much how they left it. We are doing a memorial and wanted to see if we could find some pictures from when they were younger. Although we all moved away the two of them stayed, they loved being near the beach and having all this quiet space to themselves.
By Amy F5 years ago in Families
The Mom Life Chronicles: Accepting "No" From Your Kids
I could feel my face turning red as I felt the last bit of patience seeping from my body. I was just so tired. I had spent the night tossing and turning after being suddenly awakened at 3am by my thirsty three year old daughter who then couldn't settle down to sleep for a solid hour. There's something about being woken up in the early hours of the morning between 3-5am that makes you feel like one hour of missed sleep equals three. I still remember the feeling well from the newborn stage.
By Denise C. 5 years ago in Families
The secret ingredient
When I got the call that my nana has passed away, I felt like I lost a part of myself. For most of my life, nana had always been there. My parents died in a car accident when I was in high school, and nana didn't hesitate to step up and take custody of me and my younger sister. She helped us weather the biggest tragedy of our lives with her love and affection.
By Niki Simone5 years ago in Families
Adrift
If you're like me, you crave to watch a movie, or series, that engages you and pulls you in. Being on the cusp of my generation as a boomer 2 and Gen X, I was hesitant to take the next big leap into cord-cutting. What? Give up my channels? What will I find to watch when I don't want to read on these dark cold winter nights??
By Maria Gronlund5 years ago in Families
People I've Lost
Some Sort of After School Special I remember that it was a Sunday when dad picked me up from Hebrew school, and told me that a friend of his had died. Now this friend shared a name with our next door neighbor's crazy beagle, so I couldn't understand why he was so shaken.
By Karen Lichtman5 years ago in Families
Suicide Gone Wrong
I grew up the second child out of four; one brother four years older than myself, and a younger brother and sister. We came from an unbroken Christian household, with a working father and a stay-at-home mother. Most would say this is a blessing in disguise, but I would beg to differ. My life has been somewhat of a mistake from the beginning.
By Adrienne Huggins5 years ago in Families