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I enjoy reading,writing,and outdoors.My cherished moments are those spent with my family,at the dinner table or just being together and listening to my girls as they chat.
I came from a large family,but only birthed two children of my own,both girls.I did

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Relationships with adult siblings: 1 of 11

Sometimes being an adult only makes it more complicated when there are disagreements with a sibling.As a child you would just say what you thought,how you felt and lay it out just the way it was.There was no worrying about hurting feelings nor anyone holding grudges.As quickly as you got mad, the anger was gone, and you were...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Coping with life after sexual abuse: 3 of 30

What was "normal" for a little girl? I do not even remember the first time I was molested by my father.All I knew was it always seemed to be a part of my life.At age 5 the touch changed to the painful intercourse.My dad would send my older brother off to school then turn on the TV and tell my younger brother to sit there qui...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Mother-in-law woes: 6 of 34

Mother-in-laws can be your best friend with lots of love and communication. When I was dating my husband to be,his mother seemed to be all for our relationship and even excited about,and helping out with wedding plans.I was so happy to be able to gain this extended family and looked forward to many happy times together. Our ...
Relationships & Family > Family Life Will men ever learn to put their stuff away?: 7 of 13

Have you ever felt that men's interpretation of clean and a woman's interpretation of clean are two different languages? My husband will want to go somewhere or for us to do something and I will tell him,"I can't! I have housework and laundry that I need to get done first." he looks around the house and says,"what needs done...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Childhood: 48 of 78

One of the funniest things I remember in my childhood was when my older brother thought he was able to perform what super heroes on TV could.He once tried to fly off of the roof of our front porch with a pair of home-made cardboard wings.He carefully climbed up on the roof and attached his wings,took a long run toward the ed...
Creative Writing > Humor Using humor to defuse a tense discussion or argument: 7 of 10

Humor is an excellent tool to ease the tension in what could be a blow-up.I have found in life that it goes a long ways and that you can be blunt and to the point with a bit of humor and actually accomplish getting a point across without anger following. I had a stepfather who had many health problems and it resulted in him ...
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Should one's faith influence a citizen's vote?: 154 of 192

I believe that one's faith should influence a citizen's vote.I feel that how a person believes will make a difference in how they see some things and it will influence how they would handle some situations and decisions on articles.An atheist would of course want to remove Christian landmarks and to denote a Christian view f...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Are we ever really in love?: 31 of 38

Are we ever really in love? What a question! The real answer to that comes only if you understand the meaning of real love.Sometimes as a young person, you find yourself in love with love.The Dream of every young person is one day marrying and having a family and falling hopelessly in love with the person of their dreams.The...
Relationships & Family > Family Dysfunction How an unstable home environment can severely stress the intellectual functioning of a child: 11 of 13

I can definitely agree that a home environment does indeed affect the way a child feels,thinks and functions.I was raised the first eleven years of my life with a father who was dysfunctional.He was dysfunctional because he lost his father at age 2 and mother at age 3 then his maternal grandmother who raised him was cruel to...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Is Joel Osteen spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ or just making people feel good about themselves?: 20 of 23

I have great respect for Joel Osteen's ministry,as his messages inspire me to dig deeper into the Word of God.Just because a minister does not deliver a message to you as you think it should traditionally be,does not mean he is not spreading the gospel.Spreading the gospel is causing people to turn to Christ.Christ's love be...