Reflections: The characters that make up my family 10 Articles

by Betty Russo

I am a single mother of three wonderful children. How do I describe my family you ask. Let me start by saying that family is only what you make of it. I am what some call alone, I have no parents or sibling...read more

by Barbara Mahler

"Ooooo," she warbled through the narrow crack. "Bless my bars and stars!" I looked up from the top step in time to see one eye before the porch door closed again. Grandma and I smiled at each other and waited. We could hea...read more

by Richard Murff

I had my daughter, Littlebit, for Easter weekend. We had a grand time; saw a movie, went shopping, had a grill out on Saturday night, and then there was Easter. Easter for my family is a loud sprawling affair, my parent's ...read more

by JoAnn Powell

In our family we have plenty of characters. My husband is one of ten children. Their father was killed in an industrial accident when my husband was 10, the oldest brother was 21 and the youngest was 3. They've always ma...read more

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by Matthew Hickman

Respect for my Mother and Father My mother and father have always been a constant reminder to me about the sorrows and triumphs of the real world. Indeed, I may safely explain that both deserve some degree of equal re...read more

by Marc Blumer

I always wanted to meet Uncle Gus. Actually Gus was not my uncle at all. He was my great grandfather on my mother's side of the family. But all his friends referred to him as Uncle Gus. In addition, I could not really ...read more

by Jennifer O'Rourke

When Dad announced he was entering the seminary I was 23 and Mom had just been buried. What a shock for me to find out that a man who was widowed with children could become a Catholic priest! I think my older brothers we...read more

by Linda Jacobs

Christmas Lunch I Can Never Forget I must have been about 10 years old at the time. It is not that we didn't have a great family or a good life. Honestly, we did. But there comes a time, once at least in your life, for ...read more

by Ziyi Xi

My dad is a family man. And he loves us so much. We seldom spend time together with him because of his job as an Air Force General. But when he's around, he sees to it that we are all well, secured, and comfortable. I mean...read more

by Hadassah Hope Cornish

I have many characters that make up my family. The drama that ensues around my house is nothing short of a fully executed screenplay. One that could make me at least a million if I had the time to write it, and get it of...read more