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The boundless love a parent has for their child is matched only by their capacity to embarrass them.
Fatherhood: A Review in Progress
Parenting is a bitch. This sentiment might upset a select few but it is 100 percent true. Taking on that mantle means thrusting yourself into a torturous duality where one version of you mourns the death of another while simultaneously reveling in the most potent ecstasy you’ve ever known. This back and forth coupled with the sleep deprivation that comes standard issue with a new child is a brand of madness so dizzying and overwhelming that it demands a revision of every belief you’ve ever held. For example, I used to think big families looked like fun; now Cheaper by The Dozen sits more like a horror/thriller than a family comedy.
By Alex Perez8 years ago in Families
To My Father
With Mother’s Day having been a few weeks ago and Father’s Day right around the corner, we need to talk about strained familial relationships and why it’s okay not to reach out to your family members just because you’re family. I’ve never put all of this on paper in words, and it was equal parts painful and cleansing. If it helps someone sever unhealthy ties to another person or other people, I’m okay wearing private trauma on a public sleeve. I went back and forth with how I wanted to write this and decided that a letter in which I speak to him would most clearly convey my anger and pain.
By Stripes Joplin8 years ago in Families
3,000 Miles
My father was in the Army and he deployed a lot, 7 years combined to be exact. It was always different when he was gone and we all counted down the days until he came home again. My mom held down the fort and kept us all motivated and positive about his deployments. It was a normal occurrence and we all started to get used to him being away.
By Nicole Boynton8 years ago in Families
Why We Need To Stop Using the Term 'Daddy Issues'
My father is a sociopath; maybe not clinically proven as such but all the traits and qualities of a sociopath, well, my father has had since a young boy. He was emotionally and physically abusive to me and my family for 17 long years until he walked out on us. Then one day he walked back in expecting us to worship him and has had a stalking relationship ever since.
By Ashlyn Harper8 years ago in Families
In My Genes
I always thought that my mother was a superhero. Not that she could fly, or shoot lasers out of her eyes (although, I have been on the receiving end of a few looks at the store that would beg to differ), but because my mother never ran out of room in her heart for anyone, or anything. My mother, Lee-Ann Huffman, is a mother to two children and two fur babies, a wife, an aunt, a best friend, a role model, a hard worker, and the most patient person that I have ever met.
By Cheyenne Huffman8 years ago in Families
A Broken Childhood
There was a yellow school that began turning on my road that was a little cracked and appeared to look bleak. I noticed this whenever I rode the bus right into what was my home. This particular place had walls the color of the sun and the ceilings the color of stop signs. Well I couldn’t wait to get to tell my mother something very important. As the bus came to a stop, I began skipping down the black narrow aisles. The next thing I know was that I sitting on white tiled kitchen counters while consuming a barrel of cheese balls. After I brushed cheese dust off my blue jeans and my pink butterfly shirt, I found my mother in her usual grey sweats and brown t-shirt as she was lying in her bed.
By Sahaira Duron8 years ago in Families
Moms and Dads
I know a lot of kids out there in the world have terrible parents, and I mean extremely shitty moms and dads. I can tell you that you're not alone, and I can sit here and say that there's so many more people who care about you, and although that's true, I'm not going to tell you the same old stuff.
By Natalie Jolynn8 years ago in Families
Life Is Full of Tests
You know that feeling you get when you think about something horrible happening to the ones you love most? You never think that something could actually happen to them because of how much you love them, right? Well, it happened to my father. My father, Ron Stephens, has always been a family oriented man. He does whatever it takes for his family and to pay the bills. Around 2014 he started his own business. 'RJ Stephens Trucking Inc.', where he was hauling logs for local logging companies. So, with that being said... He was gone for sixteen plus hours a day, totally wiped out when he got home, but still had to make time for his kids and wife. And he did. No matter how tired he was. He always pushed to do everything he can and most times he would overdue himself.
By Caitlin Faith8 years ago in Families
A Mother's Pain, Don't Pass It On
Have you ever felt unloved in your life? Unloved and alone? I have felt this way my entire life. I have always given my love freely but I have always felt like no one saw me. Growing up I promised myself never would I make my children feel second best to anyone. The love I felt I never had as a child, I gave my kids all the love and affection they can stand. But as my daughter grew up, somehow, she began drifting away from me. Being my only girl and having been raped and molested in my younger years, I swore I would teach her everything no one bothered to teach me.
By Raven Starr8 years ago in Families
My Mom, My Super Woman
My name is Courtney, and I am 19 years old. My mom’s name is Betty, and she is 42 years old. She will be 43 years old this month. She has three kids, and raised us all as a single mom. She did it all by herself. My mom has done everything for me. She has been a single mom for years. She struggled for everything she gave us. She did not have everything, and she knew that. She did not care. My mom went through hell or high water to get anything we needed, anything we wanted.
By Courtney Keller8 years ago in Families
