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I am a 54 year old woman who has three kids. One was taken by her biological father when she was three and was just located this year. She is 35. I have three grandchildren, two I just recently found out about when I found my missing daughter. I have a twenty

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Home & Garden > Rental Properties What to consider before renting an apartment: 1 of 16

Renters Beware, What you see may not be what you get! You get into the cute little golf cart and they race through the parking lot as you travel to the (model) apartment. The place looks great, the price is right and you think to yourself this is wonderful. Not so fast my friend, you may not get what you have seen and what y...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Appreciating the little things in life: 32 of 141

I was invited to be the topic of a magazine article in England. Much to my surprise I was sent to Delaware. Cost paid by them, for a photo shoot with my daughter who was taken 32 years ago by her father. She was found last year by me on the internet. We have had a wonderful relationship since finding each other. I have a gre...
Politics, News & Issues > US Leaders Hillary Clinton as the JFK of 2008: Fair comparison or blasphemy?: 2 of 7

Hillary Clinton as the JFK of 2008: I would have to say yes, and for Gods sake and our own, we need to vote her into office. Now I know many people, mostly men who are going crazy at this point have decided to go to something else to read, but really, John Mc Cain? I have looked at both and although the Clinton woman is ther...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Risky Child Behaviors Does ADHD increase stranger danger?: 2 of 6

I personally raised two children with A.D.H.D. and can tell you that it doesn't have anything to do with stranger danger. Many years ago we played a game with our children that was very much fun for them and us. We played what if a stranger kidnapped us? What would you do? How would you get away? How would you let someone kn...
Celebrations & Holidays > Christmas Children will be going without Christmas gifts this year: 2 of 4

Christmas morning as she woke her eyes were wide and the gifts were under the tree. She was only six but she was a happy child. She was hoping Santa would come. Her mother was working hard all week and was still asleep but she wanted to open her presents. She went into the bedroom and gave her mother a kiss on the cheek and ...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Mother and daughter reunions: 2 of 4

Thirty two years and the reunion is here. My daughter who was parentally kidnapped at three is finally here to see me. We have been apart for so long and yet it seems she has fit in like today is just another day. We visit, we laugh, we talk, we look at pictures. Everything is as if it all is just as it should be. We refuse ...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Parental kidnapping stories: 1 of 2

What would you say if I told you I have found my missing daughter after Thirty-two years? What would you feel if you found your child after she was taken at Three and found thirty-two years after that? What would you do if your child was taken by a parent in 1975 and there was nothing you could do to get that child back? How...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: The tyranny of rising prices: 1 of 1

I am sick of over $3.25 for gas. I am sick of over $3.25 for a gallon of milk. I am sick of over $3.25 for enough meat to feed myself a meal. I am sick of over $3.25 for a pack of smokes, ( to settle my nerves). I am sick of over $3.25 for a pack of soda. I am sick of over $3.25 for a lb. of coffee. I am sick of over $3.25 f...
Religion & Spirituality > Speculations & Criticisms Reflections: Church fund raising on the roadway: 1 of 1

I don't know if this is legal in every state but I believe this should no longer be allowed in our state of Florida. I am so sick of dodging people who stand in the median or walk in between traffic while there is a red light and try to collect money for some church. This is not only dangerous but I really don't know who the...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Two children in one year, but not twins: 1 of 1

Welcome to Two Children In One Year and How Not To Let This Happen To You. My children were born in the same year. No they are not twins and yes I know what contraception is. Yes I know what a birth control pill is and I know how to use it. However, what the doctor failed to tell me when my daughter was born and I went for m...