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The source of my childrens' ADHD, a sometimes frazzled but always supportive parent. As a person, I've survived abuse, adoption, abandonment, addiction, marriage, divorce, single parenting, joint custody, death. Many consider me what would happen if Erma

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Loneliness: 3 of 86

Loneliness by all accounts should be epidemic. Just yesterday, I visited a local park. While the boys fished, I sat working on a portrait that in recent days I've come so close to shredding numerous times. It struck me, I passed at least 20 adults, some with children, some with dogs on leashes. The dogs appeared to be excite...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Grief: 5 of 42

The loss of a person, whether friend or foe can be the most confusing, painful emotional roller coaster ever experienced in the human realm. My first bout of grief came in September 1988, when upon answering my phone, a voice from my past declared she was my long lost birth aunt. What should have been an exciting experience ...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Teens The 'I hate you' syndrome: How to calm adolescent rage: 1 of 7

How many times a day do we as parents hear those dreaded words? It is part of the whole parenting package. Calculate how many times you uttered those words to your own parents, multiply that by the "mother's curse" and you'll get an approximate number of times you'll hear that per child. The easiest method to calming the ado...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: September 11, 2001: 8 of 40

Each of us, young and old have memories of September 11, 2001. I recall waking to what I thought to be a DVD left on overnight. I figured the boys had left Die Hard on yet again. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect that day to be forever etched in our minds. I recall the deafening sound of silence that day, with absolute...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Conversations with grandpa: 3 of 9

My grandpa was the first true love of my life. He and I were inseparable. He helped relieve the anxiety I felt of coming into a new family, having been adopted at the age of six. He was located exactly half way between school and home, which made visiting him regularly quite convenient. Every Friday m...
Education > Special Education The dangers of labeling a child: 18 of 42

I remember hearing a child will live up or down to your expectations, no matter what they are. It's detrimental to label children, but unfortunately so easy and constantly done. They believe that a label will help a child succeed, however, I've never seen that happen. It was while researching this epidemic of A.D.H.D. that I...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Tips Tips for parents dealing with difficult teachers: 4 of 7

Having four boys, three of which are hyperactive, unfocused, bored and very mischievous, I can attest to the best and worst of parent-teacher dilemmas. I have met the teachers who truly make a difference in the lives of the children they teach. They create an excitement; a twinkle in the child's eye, everyday is a new advent...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Growing old: 88 of 125

A recent weekend with an elderly woman has completely changed my outlook on aging. I am refreshed, enlightened and am better prepared for my golden years. With the proper planning I can wreak havoc on all of my children who at some point created unique chaos in my daily existence. I saw firsthand that there are similarities ...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting (Other) Who said parenting was easy?: 27 of 38

Parenting Is Not For Wimps! No one ever said Parenting was easy, but it can be the most rewarding experience one can have in this life. My answer could change sometimes several times a day, but at the end of the day, I wouldn't have my life any other way. Having been a single, married, divorced and widowed...I've run the gam...
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms What it means to be a woman over 40 in the new millennium: 69 of 93

Forty-one must have been the hardest birthday for me, followed closely by my thirtieth. Now, I've come to accept the fact that time keeps passing, moving quicker each year it seems. I must say that acceptance is big step to anything in life. I keep hearing commercials that 50 is the new 20 and 70 is the new 40. So, if I keep...