Some names have been changed to protect the innocent...6am - Alarm clock rings, baby is awake. Get up, nurse and change the baby. Make coffee. Wake husband. Wake Kid 1, 2 and 3. Pack lunches, pack bookbags, remember ice cream money, remember to tell them to brush their teeth. Make breakfast, fix plates, help them with their h... More..
On December 23, 1987 my mother phoned me from work to announce that my dog Misty was in the animal hospital. My parents had taken her to the vet that morning after I left for school. The vet said that she would need to stay with them for further testing. I was 16 years old, a junior in high-school and very attached to my dog.... More..
I am a mother. As a man pointed out to me the other day, not only am I a mother but I am a breeder as well. I breed girls and can only hope and pray that one day my breed will stand with dignity and respect and serve this world and themselves in a way which makes life better. I am also a maid, and a cook. A slave to the labor... More..
To sacrifice we must first believe that something of greater value or of more importance is being given up. Most parents share the belief that there is nothing more important than the welfare and happiness of our children. It may seem as though we are sacrificing material things, or time, when in reality we are making a consc... More..
There was a woman I knew as a child. She seemed old to me. Her voice was quiet and peaceful and her skin was softer than the petal of a rose. She told me stories and stroked my back on the many nights I could not sleep. She lifted my chin to see in my eyes when she told me that she loved me. I remember her hands, small and st... More..
We should have known we were in over our heads the first day we got our cows. We excitedly called our neighbor to come see the new "herd" and the only thing he said when he opened the barn was "You ain't got no cows"! Sure enough they were gone and we spent the entire day searching for them. We found them several miles away g... More..
Wives want their husbands to remember their anniversary. I know this because today is my ten year anniversary and my husband apparently does not have a clue. For many women this would be cause for tears, but for me it is merely ammunition to add to a long list of little things that I, as a wife, want from my man, as a husband... More..
Stef Daniel
Temple, Georgia US
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