Tag: family
group name: thewritersreview
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April 09, 2007 01:59 PM EDT --
It was 2002, some time around September. After months and months of struggle and pain, I finally was admitted to the Mayo Clinic for a week to be tested and undergo any diagnostic procedure available. . . . more
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June 07, 2007 01:49 PM EDT --
As I got ready to go to the store yesterday, Amanda's mother came for a visit. She brought Amanda's sister and a puppy. This was just one of the puppies from the latest litter her dogs had had . . . more
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September 20, 2007 01:34 AM EDT --
I perused and read this site for the last month, being the inquisitive and curious type. Yesterday, I said to myself what the heck; these nice and friendly people will appreciate and like you; join up . . . more
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June 09, 2007 11:31 PM EDT --
When I was very very young
He was occassionally around
Though now everytime I look and see
He is nowhere to be found
He moved away when I was little
With a promise he would call
Yet with . . . more
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July 16, 2008 04:02 PM EDT --
In their latest insane-o-gram, the AFA (American Family [sic] Association) calls upon liberal-haters to set aside their thinking skills and pound the internet pavement with inane, sensationalized . . . more
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April 17, 2007 08:01 AM EDT --
It was the one of the worst images a parent can face. My son was sitting in the back seat of a squad car with handcuffs on. His childish body, small for a young man, was barely visible, yet . . . more
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June 11, 2007 02:37 PM EDT --
About four years ago the big C word came into our lives and it was such a terrible dream. My twin sister called me and said would you come and stay with me. She had recently lost her husband . . . more
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July 04, 2007 08:08 PM EDT --
Will you love me enough to leave when i ask you to
You say you can deal with my disease, my eventual confinement
You say you will always love me more than the grains of sand
Yet the band is playing . . . more
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December 28, 2007 09:31 PM EST --
Just one week ago this Sunday I was awakened by the phone ringing off the hook! It was a good friend of my parents. She asked if I had heard the news about our small Georgia town being . . . more
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March 29, 2007 10:25 PM EDT --
Crying those silent tears I look down at the photograph I am holding. Two smiling faces stare back at me. Where did these two happy girls go? I look at the photo in my other hand. The two girls . . . more
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July 31, 2007 09:57 PM EDT --
*To the tune of "My Favorite Things," from "The Sound of Music."
I love my Swiffer,
It sweeps up the dog hair.
I love Miss Clairol,
To un-gray my own hair.
I love to download new . . . more
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February 27, 2007 03:49 PM EST --
It is a cold and lonely day
Nothing seems to go my way
Snow, please melt quick
I don't want it to stick
The family car is buried deep
My mother is starting to weep
My ears are cold, my lips are . . . more
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May 29, 2007 10:45 AM EDT --
Last summer, my family went to a Pittsburgh Pirates game. Before entering the stadium, we were herded through security for a bag search. As I approached the guard, my heart raced. The anxiety had nothing . . . more
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October 05, 2007 02:55 PM EDT --
Forty-nine years ago, around 5 in the evening, our second son was born. (The day was Sunday, instead of Friday.) My husband was hunting. My doctor was playing golf. My mother was on call. She rushed over, . . . more
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July 15, 2007 11:25 AM EDT --
I as a young mother had a very serious surgery and there were problem as the surgery progressed and I knew it...as they decided to put me further under anesthetic I fought it for a moment and held my breath . . . more
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February 26, 2008 12:06 PM EST --
I escaped. Left my home and family and responsibilities for a longer than normal vacation in the Land of Sunshine. It's a dream I've had since a fellowship showed me what uninterrupted time can . . . more
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April 21, 2007 04:30 PM EDT --
Recently I orchastrated a "Panel Discussion on Islam" at my local community college. (Although I have graduated, I remain active in bringing culture and education to the community.) . . . more
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July 12, 2007 11:06 AM EDT --
I LOOK BACK ON MY LIFE,
I SEE THE MISTAKES I MADE
AND THE ENEMYS THAT PRETENDED TO BE FRIENDS .
THE WARNING SIGNALS YET I STILL NEVER SEEN THEM COMMING ,
MY HOLE ADULT LIFE WAS BASED ON A LIE !
EVERYONE . . . more
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August 02, 2007 04:05 PM EDT --
Question of the day:
If you were wearing a t-shirt with a slogan on it today, what would yours say? I asked this of some friends earlier - these are some of the responses I got:
"Not only is my . . . more
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December 12, 2007 08:00 PM EST --
if not to speak of anger
the pain of walking away
backward
"I love you," I scream
the roar of the fire's too loud
more like bombs
cutting like the knife . . . more
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