The first thing you can do to learn English as a second language in your home is to open your mind. Open your mind to learning something new. Open your mind to welcoming a new language, and understanding that you can still keep your own, too. Watch television in English. I know that listening to television in Spanish has help... More..
Let's just talk about defintions here for a minute, okay? Let's suppose, for just a moment, that the word marriage means "a lifetime commitment to a relationship that is intinsically procreative." Now, before you lynch me for suggesting that a marriage is or should be intrinsically pro-creative, stop and take a look at why yo... More..
Postpartum depression can express itself in lethargy or apathy, but it can also be feelings of anger, powerlessness, and anxiety or irritabilility. I expereinced post-partum depression when my first daughter was born. She was colicky, cried day and night, and I loved her to pieces. I never felt like I didn't want to take care... More..
I have aborted more than one fetus.I remember the uteri,warm and pink in my gloved hands, turningpurplish bluewhen I cut off thecirculation.I remember the seeing the oval lumps whileI reached down for the ovaries of my patient.That sad, sinking feeling.Once, my daughter was in the room,her brown eyes innocent,appalledand righ... More..
No physician, patient or researcher can say with any degree of certainty that antidepressants are safe for pregnant mothers and their in utero babies. In some cases, it may be safer for the mother to take an anti-depressant than to live without one, but no once can say for certain that an anti-depressant is safe for the fetus... More..
Justin drives past the cookie cutter houses nestled in the trees. Looking for something, slows down, speeds up, passes Anderson street. He thinks that would be a good place to drop the box. The gurgling from inside of it gets louder then wanes. He struggles not to speed up when the breathing sounds more labored. What the hell... More..
Sun falls onto the water,a million gems for a lostlittle girl.In her palm, she fingers a nickel.She thinks she is strong,so strong that they cannot ripher away from this lake, this jewelbeneath the sky.Into the teal van she goes,beside crying mother,volatile father,indifferent brother,back to the city of tears. More..
Wikki, a slender black and white domestic long-hair cat. He's six years old and he spends part of his time outdoors. Much loved by his owner Kirk his twin daughters, Erin and Ashley, he once wore a splendid, shiny coat, but now he's losing hair all over his body, and Erin noticed red bumps on her head while brushing him the o... More..
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