Tag: family
group name: wordpainting
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June 25, 2008 12:25 PM EDT --
You learn as a parent ... continually. And usually it's a lesson on your shortcomings.
One recent lesson starts like this: Kids have moods for the same reason we all do. Because sometimes you . . . more
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August 09, 2006 09:31 PM EDT --
Out of touch,Ouch!
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August 04, 2006 07:08 PM EDT --
There comes a time in most peoples' lives that requires we look back before we can take another step forward. It is the time to truly look at ourselves for the very first time; without the lies . . . more
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August 04, 2007 05:13 AM EDT --
It happened the summer I found the rabbit lying in the road, hit by a car, legs broken, he couldn't be saved. Yet I had to try. I knew the marriage couldn't be saved, yet I had to try.
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December 08, 2006 10:27 AM EST --
Listening in the Dark
A slamming door
And stomping feet,
The peaceful silence broken
Angry yells
“I got you Bitch”,
Crying words are spoken
Soothing . . . more
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May 24, 2007 03:29 PM EDT --
For a lot of people, Memorial Day has a certain significance. We have all lost loved ones, and use this day and long weekend to travel to cemeteries, to see family, to remember.
I claim a . . . more
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November 15, 2006 08:11 PM EST --
There was a time when I hid my past from myself, and the world, finding it easier to wear my own pains behind a mask, or perhaps afraid that people would shun me knowing my truth. Without going into . . . more
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June 23, 2008 10:55 PM EDT --
The girl at three and a half refuses to see limits. Parents try to set deadlines for eating, bathing, sleeping.
They warn her how the brick she's holding in her small . . . more
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November 05, 2006 05:45 PM EST --
One Flaw In Women
By the time the Lord made woman, He was into his sixth day of working overtime. An angel appeared and said, "Why are you spending so much time on this one?" And the Lord answered, . . . more
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February 21, 2007 05:28 AM EST --
# spirtsoulghosts 7 days, 42 notes and three scles 21 14 . or fifteen lunatic. Redstar Davud Jordanians on Hammahhadias frequencues. Faud financier. Gold died as Fajd lauged and Jordan ia joined . . . more
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November 01, 2006 10:11 AM EST --
Dry electric winds swept through her skin. She shivered from the heat. Trailing behind the fairy and the knight, she knew she'd never keep up. The warrior pierced her with his sword, the sprite . . . more
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November 09, 2006 07:45 AM EST --
"....and if I die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.". She shivered.. She curled into a fetal position and squeezed her eyes shut, trying not to think of the morbidity of . . . more
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December 03, 2006 12:17 PM EST --
Beginning
I came from earth core fire
Roiling molten mud
Erupting into icy air
On the mountain top
Meeting with the salty sea
Boiling brilliantly . . . more
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November 20, 2006 07:49 PM EST --
I'm not sure yet if I may use "bad words" in this article or not...
I'm extremely up in arms in screaming how sad I am at the state of the world.
Forgive any typos I may make...I don't . . . more
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February 27, 2007 08:15 PM EST --
Last night, per our usual routine, my two little buddies came upstairs to play with me.
Grandsons are precious. They're inspirational. Hysterical. Adorable. And they keep me humble.
All day . . . more
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November 25, 2006 08:20 PM EST --
Earlier today I stumbled across a group here on Gather, it's purpose seemingly simple in scope. The name of the group is it's goal, " Where I am From". However, . . . more
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November 15, 2006 03:40 AM EST --
I'd Like To - But I Can't <h3 style="" class="post-title"></h3>
I am trying to draw;
post cards and layers
of messy paper with
scribbles cover the table – . . . more
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January 14, 2008 09:08 AM EST --
Shortly after the end of the game last night, the phone rang. I looked at the clock: Little hand at the eight, big hand almost on the nine -- 8:45 PM -- almost no one that I know calls after eight. I . . . more
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August 20, 2006 12:23 PM EDT --
May Baby
Lemony morning light filtered into our bedroom
As we wakened from our slumber
A soft bundle rested between us
On the deep rose satin spread
Eva, our . . . more
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August 11, 2007 10:59 PM EDT --
Michael called. He and a friend were at the border with an open container and pot. His friend was not a US citizen and they were sent back to Canada.
I drove 200 miles to the border to bring . . . more
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