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Hello! My name is Aly and I will be 24 this year. I have a wonderful husband and a beautiful little girl. I love to read, so in turn I also love to write. Even if it is just a little, it is nice to be putting my mark on the world!

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Parenting & Pregnancy > Baby Safety Understanding Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS): 1 of 10
The sudden death of an infant in the first year of life for which no other explanation can be found, can be quite upsetting and raise a few questions. Unfortunately Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) does exist, and for decades doctors and scientists have been doing extensive research into the cause. However, although some p... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: What I like about you: 2 of 10
Everything about you,Seems to appeal to me.Everything you are,Everything you'll be.Whenever you kiss me,I hold on so tight.I never want to let you go,Everything seems so right.My whole world starts spinning,But still I let myself fall.You're always an arms length away,I simply have to call.I love the way you love me,I love th... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Mother and daughter reunions: 1 of 4
Almost my whole life, 18 years of it, I was without my mother. My father had taken custody of my sister and I at a very young age, and him and his family pushed her out of our lives. I will be the first to admit that she had her flaws, but I always still felt that she was my mother. Of course at the time I was too young to un... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: A Valentine date: 2 of 6
Rolling over to look at the clock, Alexis groaned and hit snooze on the alarm. In the two years since her divorce, Valentine's Day was the hardest. It just had a way of doing that when you were not in a relationship, and the memories of the five Valentine's she and her husband had spent together always came flooding back. Not... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Being a caregiver for someone you love: 1 of 3
Over the course of my life I have learned quite a bit about caring for the people that we love. The greatest example and hero of my life is my grandmother, who chose to take on the care of her mentally handicapped grandson after raising all her children. The love and devotion she had to him until the time he passed away was a... More..
Relationships & Family > Friendship Advice Never giving up: 16 of 44
Well my life was not so peachy keen, that's for sure. My parents split up shortly after my sister was born and we left with my mom. She bounced us around a couple times and upon a visit to my father, she left us. I was 4 years old and could not understand why my mommy left and why didn't she want to be with us. So I lived wit... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: You had to go: 9 of 23
As I look down at his picture,I feel the tears start to fall.We went through so much together,He solved my problems short and tall.All my days were filled with love,I always awoke in a smile.We were together step by step,Although it felt like mile for mile.But I've come so far since that day we parted,And I still feel so aliv... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Book reviews: Almost Dead, by Lisa Jackson: 1 of 1
While reading this compelling murder/mystery by Lisa Jackson, I was completely spellbound and could hardly put it down! The question of what could possibly come next was ever present in my mind, and I was kept on my toes throughout the whole book. The characters were unique and interesting, and until the end, I could hardly k... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy Determining whether its okay to drink while pregnant: 5 of 9

First of all....hello! Why would you want to drink while you're pregnant and risk the safety of your unborn child? It's not like they can tap on our tummy and say "Hey Mommy, that is making me sick"! I just feel that if you feel that you just can't go without a drink while you're pregnant, then you are not ready for a child. ... More..
Relationships & Family > Love & Lust Is love really worth it?: 81 of 140
It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Why would people say a stupid thing like that? Personally, I used to think that it would hurt more to lose someone. You have the unfortunate feeling of not being wanted and if you were really in LOVE, then you would have the broken heart to go along with it. ... More..