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Parenting & Pregnancy > Adoption Adoption: My experiences of being adopted: 1 of 41
Adoption: My experiences of being adoptedAnother adoption story? Well, yes, it is. Everyone's is unique. Mine is, too. Back when I was an infant, (a little more than 60 years ago) adoption was not looked upon as being as positive an experience as it is today. It held a stigma all its own. The adoptive parents were seen to be ... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: The true meaning of love in marriage: 8 of 29
My husband and I were just kids when we married at the tender age of twenty. We knew we were in love and had to be together. That was a little more than forty years ago, and in those forty years we have come to understand the true meaning of love in our marriage. To really understand where I'm coming from I need to give you ... More..
Autos > Driving & Safety Driver safety: Tips for surviving the unexpected in the winter: 3 of 10
Years ago I learned firsthand just how important it is to be ready for the unexpected when driving. I was driving back to my home when a snowstorm unexpectedly arose. Very near my final destination I went around a bend in the road when suddenly the snow that had accumulated in a very short time forced my car to begin to skid.... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Our little angel: 3 of 8
We never got to meet her, but we know she's there. Our little angel.It was one of those blustery cold winter days in Pennsylvania when the first call came. Our son told us that his wife was in labor, although it was way too soon. She was just 26 weeks pregnant, in the hospital, and they were trying desperately to stop her lab... More..
Business > Website Marketing & SEO Web content writing is legitimate writing: 6 of 12
Web content writing is indeed legitimate writing. Writing for the Internet might, in some minds, be considered even more intense than writing for a publication such as a newspaper or magazine. There are many people on staff involved in the publication of a news or magazine article, providing the author with support and feedba... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Adoption Unique challenges with more than one adopted child: 2 of 4
My brother and I were adopted as infants. He was the first to arrive in the household, and I followed two years later. Circumstances surrounding our arrivals differed. He was chosen, but I was placed. We were told that. We looked very different from each other and knew that we were not biological siblings. He was quiet and in... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Adoption How being adopted affects my view on having children: 5 of 7
No one can truly understand, unless they've been there themselves, what it means to be adopted. It's wonderful to have a family, but it can be troubling when there is no physical connection. Sometimes, as a child grows, mannerisms and gestures, even facial expressions are taken on from the adoptive family members. There is, h... More..
Business > Website Construction Why editing is essential for web copy: 9 of 12
Editing is essential for writing web copy online because without it one might not have any real idea about what the writer is writing. If the article is wordy or full of grammatical errors, editing becomes essential to aid in the reader's understanding of the article. I can't imagine why anyone would not want his work to be p... More..