humanity
Humanity begins at home.
The Life of an 18-Year-Old
My childhood consisted of quite a few activities. Most of these were pretty typical, vacations, playing outside, enjoying family functions. This created a very happy childhood for me. There are some pretty vivid memories I remember much better than the others. Looking back on my childhood I now see where I got a lot of my influences from.
By Lucas Marshall7 years ago in Families
Raising My Daughter Religiously
Religion and I have never quite seen eye to eye. I was raised in a Catholic church, not super strictly or anything—we weren't at church every single Sunday or anything. But my dad always sat with us at bedtime to say our prayers. We were at church on the major holidays and we were baptized and had communion and were confirmed. I, however, was not the perfect little religious child. I was definitely more rebellious than religious. The church that I attended wasn't exactly thrilled when I got pregnant out of wedlock but luckily, I have a pretty cool family and they introduced me to the church I currently take my daughter to.
By Michelle Schultz7 years ago in Families
Life
So, over a year ago, my soon-to-be husband at the time, came to me and wanted to help one of his friends out of a tough situation in terms of having nowhere to go. I was a little apprehensive at the time, gave it a lot of thought, considering what I thought to be every outcome to the situation and eventually came to the conclusion that I was comfortable with having his friend stay with us.
By Abby Fisher7 years ago in Families
Nosey?
A few of my friends are now reaching the point where they have been with significant others for a long period of time. So now as tradition would typically dictate in our society's norms, naturally the progression of conversation moves towards commitment and wedding dates. One particular close relationship I know has a couple who have been together 12 years. They live together and love each other dearly as if they were man and wife. But do you know something? THEY AREN'T MARRIED!!! Throw them stones and cast aside the social leper because apparently that is the done thing! How wrong are we today? Oh, let me count the ways!
By Dawn Elizabeth7 years ago in Families
30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery - Day 9
Happy day nine everyone! I'm honestly loving this journal for more than just the writing. I really love that people are actually following along. I really liked hearing about other people's favorite books. It made my day. I can't wait to see how else this journal connects me with everyone! Quote of the day: "When writing the story of your life, don't let anyone else hold the pen." - Jack Kerouac
By Michelle Schultz7 years ago in Families
What It's Like to Be a First Gen Immigrant
The topic of arranged marriages never gets brought up as much as they used to, love marriage is what everyone thinks about when marriage is brought up in a conversation. For me growing up, my life felt like it was normal, but everyone feels this way until you get to that age where you realize that your friends are the normal ones and you are the alien. The whole North American continent is made up of immigrants, but begin a first generation immigrant is the hardest thing in the world. You have to work harder than any generation—ok maybe not the generation that had to go through the wars, but definitely harder than the generation that got to buy bread for, what, five cents?
By Victoria M7 years ago in Families
11 Things to Know About Care Homes
I worked as a care worker and activities manager for a elder care home for over a year. I saw both sides of life for my residents and even comforted the families who were torn to pieces because their relative didn't remember them anymore.
By Diane Campbell7 years ago in Families
Can Young People Care?
When you hear of caring or nursing, people can sometimes automatically jump to an image of a mature lady nursing poor patients. This assumption has changed in latter years with more and more young people becoming carers or support workers. However, some people may question younger carers' skill set or experience and undermine the abilities of the young carer just from plain old prejudice.
By Lucie Watkins7 years ago in Families
