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When it comes to marriage and family, you’d be surprised how vastly different people’s opinions and ideologies are – and reasonably so. Everyone is entitled to creating a system for them, and no matter how much time passes by, there will still be no laid-down rules or patterns for making a marriage work. That’s the […]
· 3 min read
Women’s Aid defines domestic abuse as “an incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening, degrading and violent behavior, including sexual violence, in the majority of cases by a partner or ex-partner, but also by a family member or carer.” [1] What makes the issue of domestic abuse even more frightening is the one-sided […]
· 4 min read
The goal of every parent is, ultimately, to keep their babies safe and make sure they reach adulthood as happy, healthy, well adjusted young people. But ask any parent, there’s about a million ways that process can go wrong. Amanda Morgan, the proud mother of a baby girl, can attest to that after finding pictures […]
· 3 min read
Being in a sturdy, loving, long-term relationship is one of the best experiences a person can have in life. That companionship is second to none and growing old together is beautiful. But humans can be a chaotic bunch – their true intentions aren’t always clear and their toxicity and abusiveness can come to light after […]
· 2 min read
Kids today, am I right? Probably not. A widely circulated Buzzfeed article published in April 2018 that suggested schools are getting rid of “old school” analog clocks because teens can’t read them made grumpy adults all over social media groan and face-palm. But how much truth is there to this claim? It turns out: some, […]
· 4 min read
Since 2008, the tiny house movement has gained remarkable popularity around the world, especially in the United States when the housing market took a serious downward fall due to the exorbitant prices. As of 2018, with over 500,000 people counted as homeless, the need to adopt an alternative solution to traditional housing became increasingly imminent. […]
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It wasn’t selfishness, as most people are eager to assume about parents who make such brave decisions. They did not keep him because they didn’t want to bear the guilt of “giving him up without trying”. They held onto their boy out of hope, overwhelming love, and faith so powerful it came through in the […]
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Having a child is often the most exciting and amazing day of an adult person’s life. A new baby really changes everything about your life for the rest of your life. Every child is different, and sometimes those differences manifest as special needs. According to the National Survey of Children With Special Health Care Needs, […]
· 3 min read
My dad was the best ever and will always be to me, despite his habit of chasing away our “gentlemen callers” by screaming at them from the living room window. Who could blame him? He had three daughters and was always worried about ill-intentioned boys hurting his perpetually little girls. He had to protect us […]
· 6 min read
I was recently reading a post on Facebook that got me wondering how wrongly this generation has twisted several beautiful values. A lady was arguing that adult children do not owe their parents love and care in their old age. In her opinion, no child chose to be born, so they do not have to […]
· 5 min read
The best thing about parental sacrifice is the sense of obligation that comes with it. Parents do not feel as though they are moving mountains or shaking up the world by taking care of their children. They are simply living up to their responsibilities and all that matters is raising happy, well-adjusted, and responsible individuals. […]
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This has to be one of the greatest coincidences of all time. These seven educators who work together at Oak Street Elementary in Goddard, Kansas didn’t plan any baby fiesta, but last year, they were all pregnant at the same time, although at different stages of the baby journey. The continued line-up of pregnancies became […]
