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Relationships & Family > Married Life Is marriage really worth it?: 3 of 8

When you ask if marriage is really worth it I have to say no because I have been there two times. The first marriage lasted for twenty years and the second one for almost ten years. I feel like even though I got some great children out of my first marriage the pain that we all went through during that marriage was unbearable...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Death of a sibling: 7 of 17

The death of a sibling is one of the harshest things I have ever experienced. The reaction on the body and the mind and the soul when you hear the words "he's gone" can be devastating. There are no guidelines on how a person will take the news of losing someone that shares their blood, someone that you played with as child a...
Society & Lifestyle > Morals, Values & Norms (Other) It is right to complain about services that do not meet expectations: 9 of 21

Yes I believe we have the right to complain when the services we require do not meet our expectations. We work hard and have every right to expect nothing but the best when we pay for it. Rather I am at the caf getting a cup of coffee, or out purchasing a new home I expect good service because I am the one paying for the ser...
Health & Fitness > Health Risks How are pressure sores treated?: 1 of 1

Pressure sores are actually damage in the skin from being in one position for too long. The pressure stops the blood from flowing to that part of the body and so therefore the skin in that area will die. I worked at a nursing home for several years and it is an ongoing problem with our elderly due to the fact that most can n...
Relationships & Family > Children & Divorce In divorce, should the father have equal custody rights to his children?: 47 of 84

Yes a father should have the same rights as the mother in terms of custody of the children. Nothing angers me more than those women who think that the father is not as an important role in a child's life as a mother is. I am a woman with three sons and I have seen first hand how divorce can hurt the children and then most wo...
Relationships & Family > Acquaintances & Co-Workers How to deal with rude people: 40 of 61

In our daily lives we all run across rude and inconsiderate people. These people seem to have an attitude about them that makes them think they are of more importance than the rest of us are. I'm sure we have all experienced the person as the gas pump that will pump their gas and then go into the store and shop around, go to...
Relationships & Family > Family Dysfunction Conflict within the family: Fight or flight: 8 of 12

Fight or flight has more meaning to me today than I ever dreamed could be possible. It normally means the biological response to acute stress, and a family member is giving me just that. The stress of the whole situation has made me physically ill and unable to deal with my normal everyday activities. The constant interrupti...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Grandparenting How does a grandparent cope when denied access to their grandchildren: 6 of 8

For me not being allowed access to a grandchild was devastating I can see why it is called "The living death". My youngest son and I have always been close and when his wife left him for someone else she left my grandson with my son. I told my son to contact an attorney and get custody started right away but he refused sayin...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Life: 202 of 253

Something's not right she feels as she looks at herself in the mirror. She vaguely hears the Everyly Brothers singing how it's so sad to watch good love go bad with a slight crackling that seems foreign to her ears, if she listen's closer she can actually hear the needle scratching against the vinyl as it plays and oddly thi...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Surviving menopause: 12 of 15

I have been going through menopause and I figured I'd write a few things about it today. I can get no advice from my mother on this subject because she breezed right through it with no problems at all. Just zip and it was over for her. I myself feel like Dr. Jeckel and Mr. Hyde. You know I seen a movie once and it was called...