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Hi. I'm a 54 year old Native New Yorker who has been writing for most of those years. The nuns in Catholic school insisted on it. One of the things I have ALWAYS hated was writing about myself. It seems I am more of an enigma to myself than I am to anyone

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Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) Your most meaningful family traditions: 4 of 178

Birthday cake with Christmas dinner. I am one of eight siblings (six girls and two boys). My mother always baked a birthday cake for the "Birthday Girl" or the "Birthday Boy" and we sang Happy Birthday after dinner. Christmas was no different. Christmas was not only a time for giving and receiving gifts to friends and loved ...
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Undocumented and illegal immigrants should have a roadmap to US citizenship: 4 of 82

The United States of America has a proud history of people wanting to come to the United States not only to become American citizens, but to actually become Americans. Just consider the enormous number of people who want to enter this country and compare it with the relatively small number of people trying to leave. People c...
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections Why you should vote in the next election and why it's worth it: 3 of 41

For many people the question isn't should I or shouldn't I vote but rather will I be able to vote at all. Homebound-seniors, temporarily or permanently disabled people, those out of town or out of country may be unable to get to their local polling site on Election Day. For them, and many others, the absentee ballot is a God...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Baby Accessories Great gift ideas for newborns: 2 of 21

Great gift ideas for newborns? You must first realize that gifts are not really for the newborn but rather for the new parents. My niece was pregnant with her first child ... which turned out to be identical twin boys. The entire family was thrilled because she was the first of the next generation to have a child. The down s...
Business > Management (Other) Managers: How to motivate your employees at work: 3 of 27

There are several ways develop and motivate your employees. Motivation begins with respect for one another. It is not important that employees like each other but it is critically important that they respect one another. It is the manager's responsibility to foster mutual respect and this is never successfully accomplished u...
Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Should a woman have the right to choose abortion?: 35 of 215

In an effort at full disclosure, I want to state up front that I have had an abortion. I was pro choice at the time, and clearly claimed abortion as my right. I also thought I had no other options. I was, after all, the 'good girl' at home always doing exactly what I was expected of me. I was 19 and couldn't deal with the th...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Who can you trust: 2 of 12

Trust is a funny thing. I've known people who live by the belief that trust is never to be given unless someone has proven they are worthy of your trust. I've heard people say, "I never trust anybody. They always let you down." There are also people who actually claim that they don't trust anyone. The irony in these types of...
Food & Drink > Dining Etiquette How to gracefully dine alone: 6 of 35

Dining alone. Could there be anything better? Nothing I know of. I enjoy having dinner with friends but I also thoroughly enjoy dining alone as well. Dining alone means going where I want, when I want. It means not trying to decide whether to split the check equally among all the diners or ask the wait staff for separate che...
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization How to find your true passion: 17 of 94

Remember when we were little kids? We had the whole world ahead of us. If someone asked us what we wanted to be when we grew up, we knew exactly what to say. We wanted to be a ballerina, an astronaut, a veterinarian, President of the United States. We had passion! Real, true passion. We knew what we were destined to be and w...
Relationships & Family > Relationships & Family (Other) How to make relationships with others work: 2 of 9

One of the biggest problems in making relationships with others work is acknowledging that there will be times when your opinions and values will clash with those of lovers, friends, significant others or family members. Sadly, these differences and clashes sometimes spell the end of the relationship and that is truly unfort...