We all have a story. We all have experiences that forced us to overcome and rise from the wreckage of life’s most devastating disappointments. This is mine. A couple years before my dad passed, my mom walked out of our lives. She left her kids to pursue a life with some truck driver whose name …
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My dad always said that when I get in the “mode” there’s no stopping me. By that, he means the cleaning mode. I get an idea in my head to maybe start picking up some clothes off the floor and before you know it I’m organizing drawers/taking out bags of garbage/crawling into the attic to …
We’ve all been affected by one way or another by loss. Whether the loss of a loved one or the loss of a distant relation. And if you haven’t yet experienced it, you someday will. It’s easy to let depression and self-pity take over during this time of loss. I choose to look at what …
Not to sound cheesy, but this past October changed my life so significantly. I got engaged while on a trip with my boyfriend (now fiance) and his family. It happened at the most magical place on Earth, Disney World. I couldn’t have been more excited and shocked (also bawling of course). But there was something …
Bonjour, mes ami(e)s! For all y’all who don’t speak the language of love yet, that’s Hi, my friends! There are so many different reasons that a person should study French. As a French major who has been studying the language since I was 10 or 11 years old, let me just start off by saying …
In this generation, it is not uncommon to be affected by divorce. Whether it be directly or indirectly, it is not unusual to have experienced the effects of divorce yourself or be close to someone who has. My parents have been divorced for 6 years now. It has been a rocky 6 years, but the knowledge …
Dating a Married Man – 66,000 yearly searches on Google In Love With a Married Man – 64,800 yearly searches on Google This is for all the women searching. It’s for the woman looking for answers to a problem that will affect so much more than she could ever realize. I know what you’re thinking. …
It’s been almost 10 years and the phrase weaves in and out of my mind on a daily basis: “You don’t seem to be ovulating, honey.” She looked me in the eyes, and all of my 16-year-old pain, confusion and frustration got caught in that line of vision for all to see. My mother sat …
I sit here writing with a face full of make-up that I’m trying desperately not to stain with tears. “Suck it up,” I say to myself. “Please try not to let it bother you,” my loving mother encouraged to me on the phone, just twenty short minutes ago. “People are just so mean,” she said. …