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My name is Kimberly. I am a mother of 3. I love to write and spend time at home with my children. Writing is like therapy. Often I write in my head and forget to ever put it to paper. I am trying to correct that.

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Desire: 38 of 335

Desiring to not Desire I don't want to feel this. I don't want to feel this pain, this separation inside of me, this emptiness in my head Make it stop! Send it to the ends of the world - I don't want to feel this. The sound of your voice comforts me, I don't want to be comforted. The touch of your skin softens me, I don't wa...
Relationships & Family > Blended Families Calling step-parents mom or dad: 7 of 36

When I found someone to be serious with after my divorce my biggest concern was how he and my children would take to one another. When you are a single parent, dating takes on an entirely new perspective. You are no longer dating and sharing yourself, you are sharing your most private life that you want to keep safe and prot...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Child abuse: 74 of 198

Lost To be so small And full of wonder To look up at all To trust To love To be a child And then it tingled.. And confusion set in to know to wonder to want To be a child no more So young So stolen So afraid So forgotten To long to be a child once more
Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy A guide to the birthing process: 2 of 5

Giving birth is a very personal decision. Often a woman's choices can be blurred out by hospital policy or input from close friends and relatives. Before you are set to give birth you should sit down with your partner and create a plan. How do you want to handle your childbirth? After all, you are the one delivering the baby...
Relationships & Family > Relatives In-Laws: A dysfunctional family dynamic: 3 of 6

Over the past year I have really learned a great deal when it comes to the dynamics of a dysfunctional family. Especially in dealing with my in-laws. I know that I am stubborn, stuck in my ways, I want to raise my family as I see fit... But isn't that every mother's normalcy? When it comes to my in-laws, I find myself second...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: On love: 630 of 1171

If By Chance If by chance I smile at you Will you smile back? If by chance I say hello Will you respond? If by chance I hold out my hand Will you take it in yours? If by chance I embrace you Will you hold me? If by chance I kiss you Will you pull away? If by chance I love you Will you love me? If by chance I walk away Will y...
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) How to make cooking a fun family activity: 14 of 26

Food should be fun for the whole family. Getting the family involved in the kitchen can help to promote healthier eating habits. Here are some tips on how to make cooking a fun family activity. First you need to get the family involved in creating a menu for the week. If only one person is handling this, the food can get pre...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: I long for you: 180 of 328

I'm not quite ready to feel like this overwhelmed with purity There is nothing to fear but fear how predictable Honesty and integrity surround me for the first time i have met my match and I don't know quite how to handle it I miss him and I don't want to I need nothing more than what I have and yet I long to see the reality...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Pain from love: 492 of 838

False Pretenses Rule my World Friendships built on false pretenses Marriages built on lies Nothing stays the same and yet, Everything refuses to change Beliefs so solid Nothing can knock them down Honesty so real It cannot be touched Love so pure it cannot falter Nothing stays the same Beliefs are knocked down with a simple ...
Relationships & Family > Marital Conflicts Why marriage is so hard: 23 of 39

Marriage is hard because, by nature, we are selfish. Marriage means putting someone else above yourself, at least half of the time. Marriage is also hard because men and women are just wired differently. In a marriage we have to learn to connect the wires without getting feedback or an electric shock. Both sexes are selfish....