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What You’ll Pay for Assisted Living and Why It Varies
A family tries to notice, however, not a bill or a brochure, but a change. The parent misses meals and forgets appointments or appears to be even more isolated than usual. The real issue is safety, comfort and everyday assistance long before the price comes into the picture. As soon as the assisted living comes into the discussion, it is necessary to comprehend the cost. Having an idea of what you are going to pay and why the numbers are different make families progress forward without ambiguousness.
By Laura Partonabout a month ago in Families
Land of the Free
Somewhere between “freedom” and “Wi‑Fi,” America forgot how to rebel. We stopped throwing tea into harbors and started paying subscriptions to our own surveillance. The revolution didn’t end; it just got quiet, replaced by notifications and next‑day delivery. The land of the free grew polite — too polite — learning to mistake convenience for peace, and obedience for order.
By Aja Truthabout a month ago in Families
A Toast to the Timed and Tamed
It’s funny how everybody celebrates New Year’s on January 1st, like clockwork — literally. The fireworks go off, champagne pops, resolutions fly, and everyone cheers in submission, believing they’ve begun something new. But if you really think about it, nothing has shifted but the clock’s agreement. Nature doesn’t renew herself in January’s frost. The trees are bare, the ground is sleeping. We start the “new year” when life is still in hibernation — and call that progress.
By Aja Truthabout a month ago in Families
How to make your angry boyfriend happy over text
My phone literally feels heavier in my hand. That's the first thing. Or maybe it’s just the silence, the dead weight of no notifications, no little pings or vibrations. Just nothing. It’s this weird, awful limbo where you're still connected you know he’s right there, on the other end of this little glass screen but you feel completely, totally alone.
By Understandshe.comabout a month ago in Families
The Ghost Job Boycott:
At some point, awareness isn’t enough. Knowing the job market is rigged doesn’t change it. Naming ghost jobs doesn’t stop them. Even venting—no matter how justified—still feeds the same machine if applications keep flowing.
By Aja Truthabout a month ago in Families
The Ghost Job Economy:
Let’s stop pretending shareholders are confused, naïve, or “fooled” by today’s job market. They aren’t. They’re the architects of it.
By Aja Truthabout a month ago in Families
The Devil, the Mascot:
The devil, as most people imagine him, relies on spectacle. Fire. Brimstone. A red suit stitched together with fear and superstition. He frightens, he threatens, he tempts. He is loud. But in Gnostic thought, the devil is almost quaint—more mascot than mastermind. The real terror lies elsewhere, hidden behind systems, routines, and invisible rulers who do not need pitchforks because they already own the farm.
By Aja Truthabout a month ago in Families
A violation is still a violation.
Let’s be clear from the start: **this is not a legal argument.** I do not care how statutes are written, how policies are framed, or which box an institution checks to make itself feel justified. This is a moral argument. And morality doesn’t bend just because a system is uncomfortable with the implications.
By Aja Truthabout a month ago in Families
Sex, Love, and the Intelligence That Creates Worlds
There is an intelligence at work long before we call it desire, love, or faith. It decides timing. It governs attraction. It instructs the body how to heal and the soul when to open. Most people encounter it in fragments — during intimacy, moments of clarity, or sudden knowing — without realizing they are brushing against something vast and ordered.
By Aja Truthabout a month ago in Families
Gratitude in the wake of loss
As I sit here writing this, I’m still trying to figure out where to begin. These past few days have been heavy...heavier than I expected, especially with the holidays happening around me. My heart has been carrying the weight of losing a family member, a feeling many can relate to. Even though I trust that God is taking care of them, the closeness of their passing has made me think about life in a completely different way.
By Musulyn M (MUSE)about a month ago in Families
Best Gentle Cleansers for Acne-Prone Skin in 2025
December 17, 2025 | By Pure Health Blogs Acne impacts over 85% of individuals between the ages of 12 and 24, making it one of the most widespread skin concerns globally. Despite common misconceptions, aggressive scrubbing and harsh acne cleansers often worsen breakouts by damaging the skin’s natural barrier. This disruption leads to increased oil production, irritation, and inflammation.
By PURE HEALTH BLOGS2 months ago in Families
The Weight of White
Frank stood in the kitchen's shadowed glow, the old refrigerator hum a dull counterpoint to the quiet outside. Three AM. The world was going white. He hadn’t meant to wake, but the sheer lack of sound had pulled him from a restless sleep. No wind, no cars on the street, just the soft, insistent pressure of falling snow. It piled on the sill, a thick, clean blanket over the gritty urban landscape he usually saw. He watched it for a long minute, a slow swirl, like sugar being poured from a height.
By HAADI2 months ago in Families