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I am a 34 year old mother of 4. I have been a stay at home mom for the past ten years, also I have been on SSDI and SSI for those 9 years. I am Bipolar, have severe panic/anxiety/social anxiety disorder and when I cycle in my Bipolar, I have schizophrenic

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Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Destiny: A combination of coincidence and fate: 3 of 27
Destiny is a culmination of coincidence and fate put together. Your destiny is decided for you the day you were conceived. Once a human life is formed it is given a soul. And with that soul comes a body that was created physically. Once the body is created and it is given a soul by the spiritual realm around us, then it's a m... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Isolation after separation or divorce: 1 of 9

I have been married twice now. My first marriage was pretty much one of convenience, so I could get out of my parents house at the age of 17 and out from under their thumb. That lasted about a year and a week. I used and abused him and he couldn't take it any more. It wasn't until I was 21 years old that I met my second husb... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Heartache: 19 of 123

In a place where I did dwell I met a man I loved so well He took his love away from me and now he's willing to set me free I even know the reason why for she is much prettier than I I ran upstairs and lay on my bed not a word to my mother was said my father came home late that night and searched for me left and right... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The love of my life: 6 of 37
Set Me Free In a place where I did dwell I met a man I loved so well He took his love away from me And now he's willing to set me free I even know the reason why For she is much prettier than I I ran upstairs and lay on my bed Not a word to my mother was said My father came home late that night And searched for m... More..
Hobbies & Games > Crafts (Other) Homemade crafts: Do imperfections matter?: 4 of 16
To a non-hobbiest, the imperfections do make a difference in the piece being bought or sold. But to the artist who made it, it may just be that specific imperfection that made that piece acceptable to be sold. It's the imperfection's in the pieces that make it a piece of art. It proves to the buyer that even though there is a... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: My great, true, personal garden story: 147 of 393
I owned a house with my, now ex-husband for about 9 years. I had no idea what to do with a yard. I had always rented so I couldn't really do any gardening. But when I got the house, I was ecstatic about the prospects of what I could do. First we had to get rid of all that we didn't want. That included a big pine tree that wa... More..
Health & Fitness > Bipolar Disorder Can mothers diagnosed with bipolar disorder make good parents?: 18 of 46

A person, especially a mother, can have bipolar disorder and still be a good mom. I have Rapid Cycle Bipolar Mania and I have 3 children. They all are at the top of their classes in school, have good morals and standards of living and that is because of what I have taught them over their lives. Even though I was sick a lot,... More..
Health & Fitness > Anxiety & Panic Disorders Dealing with social anxiety disorder: 12 of 19
Social anxiety disorder can be extremely disabling to a person, especially to someone who isn't ready for the anxiety to hit. When you are going from your car, where you feel perfectly fine, then make your way towards the doors of the store, your chest gets tight, your vision goes a little blurry, you start to tremble and you... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Tragic love: 10 of 14
In a place where I did dwell I met a man I loved so well He took his love away from me And now he's willing to set me free I even know the reason why For she is much prettier than I I ran upstairs and lay on my bed Not a word to my mother was said My father came home late that night And searched for me left and righ... More..
Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) Antiques and my experiences: 3 of 4

I frequent antique malls and stores all the time with my mom and even by myself. The best time I had ever had was after I was awarded my $25,000 from my divorce and I could go into any of the antique malls and buy what ever I wanted. I gave my mom $1,000 and myself the same. We then went to Princeton, a small town up north, a... More..