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I am a strong woman. I have lived through many life experiences and try to learn from them instead of allowing them to hinder my way of life. I love to write, I am family orientated, and I prefer truth in journalism, as opposed to turning everything into

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Parenting & Pregnancy > Child Behavior & Discipline (Other) Are parents who scream out of control: 2 of 18
I definitely do not feel as though screaming parents are out of control so long as there are certain points to it. There are extremes both ways regarding screaming parents. My daughter is 3 yrs. old. I will freely admit there have been times I have screamed at her. I try to mostly keep calm so long as she is out of harms way... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: What my dog means to me: 83 of 428
I walked hurriedly into an animal control unit. I had received a call that they had a small dog perfect for my lifestyle. Since they said to hurry as they had several calls about her I did. When I walked into this dusty dark room there were two men sat there. One held this scared little silver ball of fluff. I could hardly s... More..
Sciences > Psychology Why verbal abuse can be just as damaging as mental abuse: 7 of 28
To be perfectly honest, while both mental and verbal abuse are severely damaging it has occurred to me that verbal is possibly worse. I believe it all depends on a persons ability to cope. From all of my experience (and I cope rather well) verbal abuse changes who you are and how you tend to think. After verbal attacks you l... More..
Entertainment > Musical Instruments Marching drums: 2 of 5
Good lord yes! The drum line was the biggest thing that kept me going to school. I was the only girl so it got really stressful. With the routines and the guys harassing me all the time, but was so worth it. When you took the field or the street for parade it was a feeling of no other. Even if it were just practice. Was so g... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Healing The key ingredients for grasping a second chance in life: 135 of 282
The key ingredients to a second chance in life depend on the individual. Why is it that you want a second chance? Is it because your choices have been less than acceptable? Maybe life has dealt you a bad hand as for other people or circumstances causing your life to need renewing. The same with most things you must first tru... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating Dilemmas Long-distance love: Can it work?: 81 of 126
Think rationally about long distance relationships, and no most people will say it will never work. I disagree, as I know it can work and will work so long as the people understand what it is in fact they are doing. Somewhere along the lines you have to turn the normal human nature of a physical relationship into words. We a... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Why we make bad choices in life: 167 of 230
I believe there are a multitude of reasons we as humans make bad choices in life. One such factor being environment. If you are raised in a life of bad choices and it surrounds you, well then you will learn to make bad choices. Though some do choose to rise above that consciously. I also believe a reason is that by nature hu... More..
Relationships & Family > Love & Lust Soul mates: Do they really exist?: 132 of 169
Everyone is entitled to their opinions but my question from my experience is how can anyone doubt that they exist? I went through most of my life doubting the same fact. I thought love was lost to me. I thought that if there were anyone out there for me then I would never know. I have been through bad relationships, even a b... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Pain from love: 25 of 32
If you think there is no pain in love, well you have never been truly in love. The pain in love can be so severe it is like you are mourning a death that is just unimaginable. I have loved and lost(in the sense of death), and I refused to fall in love again. You can block yourself from it and the possibility but guess what! ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Age old question: What determines who you are: 28 of 35
How can people try to pin point one factor that determines who you are? if you think logically there are many factors. You have; environment, your own conscience, genetics, and who you choose to be yourself. Your environment is based on the circumstances upon which you were raised and who you are in contact with. If you are ... More..