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My Dad Has Dementia - Journal Entry #6
It's been nearly a year since we had to put Dad into a memory care facility. It was getting to the point where he really didn't feel like his home was his home and he kept wanting to leave. There were accounts of him out walking down the street, waiting outside the house late at night with a box of clothes as if waiting for someone to get him, and other times walking purposefully in the direction of his childhood home.
By Lisa Akemi4 years ago in Families
A Bad Relationship With Mom
Mothers. We need them. But so often we find them to be the source of great pain and anguish, from our adolescence to late adulthood. Relationships with moms are hard and can be tricky. Often times they fizzle out into a distant talk or rare communications until you begin to realize that every time you see her, she ages.
By E. C. Gabriel4 years ago in Families
Why You Might End Up Just Like Your Parents Even When You Really Don't Want to
“Ugh, I hate how my mum always rambles on and on about stuff and never asks any questions,” I complained to my boyfriend. “It’s like she doesn’t even know what dialogue is.”
By Denisa4 years ago in Families
KUPYN, RUSSIAN EMPIRE, 1905
One cold grey day, I visited the Ukrainian village where my grandfather was born. No one in the family had known about it until I found myself in Ukraine to scout for a movie shoot, and one genealogy-obsessed uncle started emailing me his family research.
By Ari Gold4 years ago in Families
Bridging the Million Word Gap
We know reading to children is vitally important. We have all been told that we must read to our little ones. Whether we were told by our physicians, pediatricians, teachers, other parents, our own parents, or we read it in every baby book or blog post, we know reading is important. Now here's what I want you to know... (especially before you read the rest of this article) ...it is better to begin reading late than to not begin at all.
By Ashley Hansen 4 years ago in Families
PANDEMIC PLAY DATE IDEAS FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY!
If you are looking for a SUPER FUN Pandemic Play Date idea for your littles (as well as older kids)... I've GOT you! Did you know that you can actually RENT an entire movie theatre auditorium for your entire family to enjoy any movie of your choice in PRIVATE?! YESSIR YOU CAN! (And honeeeeey... we've JUST discovered this even though this has been an option for us these last two years of our current pandemic... we just didn't know about it!)
By Socialite Sande4 years ago in Families
A Letter to My 4 Month old Son
My sweet baby, you are only 4 months old now, but I already have so much to tell you... I don't know how well I can put into words what you make me live every day, but I will try ... because with your appearance I have become so mature, so gentle.
By Maria Ostasevici 4 years ago in Families
Advice from a grieving mother
I gave birth to my first son at only 23 weeks gestation. He fought for his life for 39 minutes before joining all our loved ones in Heaven. This is not the first child I have lost. I had a miscarriage with my very first at only 7 weeks. I dealt with that pain alone. But, this time I couldn't.
By Linds W.4 years ago in Families
Love Letters From Quarantine
My life has been full of peaks and valleys, like every other human on this planet we share called Earth. It's the human condition to have good days and bad days, days of sorrow and days of such immense joy you can't believe you are living in that exact moment at that exact time and vow to always cherish it. At my most basic human form, I am the sum of the people I've chosen. I am 30 years old and have lived in multiple countries and inhabited many lives. I have had childhood best friends, that promised we'd stand beside each other on our wedding days, fade into memory after puberty hit. I have had boyfriends and lovers promise forever and only last the season. I have worked on board yachts with 21 people that felt like family, who I at once loved and hated, move on to other jobs and boats and we'd keep in touch for a few years but it would always fizzle eventually. I have had people so close to me I called them soul mates or sisters who due to this or that have lost touch.
By Boo4 years ago in Families
Why Mothers have Superhuman Powers - & Still Need a Mental Health Break
Sometimes I want to lock my door and hide. There I said it. There are days I have meltdowns. One of them is today. It can get all too much - you know, this "being a mother" thing that most women decide to become.
By Ange Dim4 years ago in Families
My Brave Grandmother.
There are times throughout the day that you can be reminded of loved ones who have passed. Perhaps it's the smell of a certain perfume, or a song on the radio but at some point, it happens. To me, I am reminded of my grandmother often. She played and still plays a big part of my life. It's been eight years since she left and it feels like it just happened. Grandma, thank you for being you and for helping mold who I am today.
By Elsa4 years ago in Families
How My Mom Shows Her Love Through Food
Even though it's hard for Asian parents to say 'I Love You,' they show their love in many other ways like cooking and food.
By Katharine Chan4 years ago in Families