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I am a retired woman, married 42 years to her high school sweetheart. He is retired and disabled. We have two adult children and they each have 2 children. We have a darling 1 year old Labrador Puppy named Daisy Mae who makes us laugh each day.

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Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Childhood: 8 of 40
Our Secret PlaceWalking hand and hand with the rolling blue-green sea beside us.Our very secret wonderful place was just a few feet away.The grotto supplied peace, serenity, security and secrecy.We had our secret place to watch over others as they had watched over us.The waterfall was our favorite hiding place.We found not on... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Enlightenment: 44 of 203
I sing with an uplifted heart.Today is a beautiful, glorious day.Outside it is cold and gloomy.But inside my heart and soul the sun shines.I accept this for what it is.Just a day like any day, but something is working for me.Why? I don't know.I refuse to destroy it by questioning it.Tomorrow I may wake up with shadows in my s... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Childhood Development Tips for raising confident children: 4 of 11
Many of our friends and acquaintances remark about how self confident and personable our two children are. We have two adult children. One of each sex. I don't know if I really know what tips there are that we did that are especially for raising confident children, but I will tell you what we did in our home and we are proud ... More..
Health & Fitness > Prescription & Medication The side effects of Hydrocodone: 1 of 2
I recently was having some severe back pain along with some foot pain. I went to the Urgent Care and the Doctor there decided to prescribe Vicodin and Indocin at the same time. I also take a number of other pain medicines which I will not list here.We were going out of town to the East Coast on a Train and before we even left... More..
Pets & Animals > Dog Care & Health Dog hotels: Preppy Pet Suites: 1 of 2
My Daisy Mae is the most special dog to me and when I leave her I will not leave her in just any old kennel. I used to leave my other dogs with the veterinarian, but this dog is special and I am afraid that there would be a fire and no one would be around to let her out and I don't like the idea that she would be locked up in... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Moving to a smaller home after retirement: 1 of 1
We have lived in our two story house for almost 30 years. Our two children were raised here and brought their boy friends and girl friends to this house. Their weddings were planned from here and their children were born and brought here at birthdays, Christmas and just about every holiday conceivable.But it comes a time in m... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center What responsibility does the US have toward Vietnamese who believe they've suffered illnesses as a result of their exposure to the dioxin Agent Orange?: 31 of 45
The United States Government does not hold any responsibility to the Vietnamese people for any illnesses as result of their exposure to the dioxin Agent Orange.They have not even stepped up to the plate and accepted responsibility for all the illnesses that have been caused to our own servicemen who were over there fighting a... More..
Health & Fitness > Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder treatment: 10 of 14
I am Bipolar. There I said it. I am not ashamed of it like I was when I was first diagnosed. It is something that I have had to learn to live with and try to teach my friends and acquaintances about. It is something I believe I had most of my life starting with some early childhood abuse. The odd thing about bipolar disorder ... More..
Relationships & Family > Blended Families Adopting stepchildren: 3 of 4
One of the best days of my life was during the year I turned eight years old. My mother had remarried when I was eight and my step father decided to adopt me. He and my mother had gone to my biological father and asked him to relinquish his parental rights to me because he had walked out on us when I was five years old and ha... More..
Pets & Animals > Aquarium Fish Do fish make good pets: 13 of 15
Yes, fish make good pets. for one thing, when I was young, a gold fish was the only type of pet my parents would let me have. I wanted a pet, one with fur on it so bad. I wanted to pet it and hold it, walk it (by this time you must have figured I wanted a dog) that I was making myself sick and my parents angry every time I br... More..