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Family & Parenting
Oct 2, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by MichaelF
I'm at my mother's death bed, and I'm politely having to keep my mouth shut. My parents' rabbi comes in and sings prayers and leaves a printout of them. My new age wife wants to do some sort of "ritual" that will make it easier for the spirit to ...
41 comments
Family & Parenting
Oct 1, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Nakedterror
So, this happened yesterday: I blew up at my wife when our 5-year old daughter said that God made her sister Autistic. It's true that her sister is Autistic, but I was furious that she would allow our daughter to think that. After I calmed down, I ...
32 comments
Family & Parenting
Oct 1, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Rob48
Any other fans of the late, great psychoanalyst Alice Miller? For those who aren't familiar with her work, she was a very vocal opponent of using corporal punishment in child rearing. As a devotee of Dr. Miller's, I, too, believe that hitting a child...
7 comments
Family & Parenting
Oct 1, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by vjohnson51
Pros and Cons of being a Dad's girl. Cons: 1) I don't know if I'll ever be able to find a man who I love as much as my Father. I have never experienced romantic love. 2) Men get intimidated because I know how I'm supposed to be treated and I have ...
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Family & Parenting
Oct 1, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by IAJO163
Who remembers having to discuss "Current Events" in school? Do they still do that? It connected me to the world I lived in. It was and still is powerful. Do you engage your children in conversation about it?
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Family & Parenting
Sep 29, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Spinliesel
Dream is channeling Wilma Rudolph My 15 months old great-granddaughter discovered the new track by the highschool. She did 3 laps! I think, I'll start a track shoes and clothes fund for her!
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Family & Parenting
Sep 27, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Metaqueen70
King and Queen
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Family & Parenting
Sep 26, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by livesz
I wanna New friends
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Family & Parenting
Sep 26, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by MarkiusMahamius
LINKGeneration Gap? or just a new part of our society?
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Family & Parenting
Sep 26, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by LadyAlyxandrea
Today is my maternal biological grandpas birthday, and I was thinking about him a lot. In loving memory I looked at his facebook and behold his first and last statuses, the only two he made lol. Pretty much sums him up as a person. He was a ...
5 comments
Family & Parenting
Sep 24, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by bigpawbullets
I'll have to ask @cutiebeauty if this is how it really works: 🤔
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Family & Parenting
Sep 21, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by HippieChick58
I have a new facet to my parenting today. Y'all may know I'm mom and grammy. My 31 year old daughter recently broke up with her long term boyfriend. Last night she met her sisters and I for dinner and told us she is coming out of the closet. And we ...
6 comments
Family & Parenting
Sep 19, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by bigpawbullets
The parenting experience appears to be universal. 🙄
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Family & Parenting
Sep 19, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Nakedterror
My daughter was scared of this doll (i think shes seen a preview of the new Maleficent movie) and had me remove it from her doll collection. After I took it out of the room, we had a conversation about it. I told her Maleficent says shes sorry for ...
3 comments
Family & Parenting
Sep 17, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Marcie1974
I have kind of avoided researching much on toxic parenting and narcissism but I came across this article and it really resonates with me regarding my mom. Most articles tend to show the extreme end of toxic parenting, this one is closer to what I ...
4 comments
Family & Parenting
Sep 16, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by twill
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Family & Parenting
Sep 15, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by SravanKumar
Yesterday I came up with an argument about dress code with an women who is around 50 and some men around 30-50. They say that the dressing sence of a woman shows her character. Women wearing shorts or not covering their bodies fully are characterless...
14 comments
Family & Parenting
Sep 14, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Nakedterror
My 10 yr old son: Dad, who's our leader? Me: uh...well, what do you mean? Him: who leads us? We need a good leader. Me: yes, we do. Well, our country has presidents to lead us, but right now we don't have a very good one. Him: so who's leading us? ...
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Family & Parenting
Sep 12, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Rob48
I was viciously hit by my father when I was a child. Instead of making me a better person, my early abusive treatment created an anxiety ridden, fearful, rage-filled man. As a result of my childhood experiences, I came to believe that not only is ...
7 comments
Family & Parenting
Sep 5, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by FatherOfNyx
They get it from their.. ..grandma?
3 comments
Family & Parenting
Sep 4, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by jeran0312
I have told my parents that I do not believe in a god anymore. They took it well. But I am worried about an aunt I am very close to. She is the most religious family member I have other than my Nana who has dementia. I am almost postive that my aunt...
18 comments
Family & Parenting
Sep 4, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by GeorgeTodd
I had an eureka moment while reading about children attending Sunday school. I suddenly realised. The reason, as children, we were sent to Sunday school was to allow our parents so free time to indulge in marital pursuits. Bless them hahahaha
2 comments
Family & Parenting
Sep 4, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by bobwjr
LINKFor The First Time, Physicists Have Observed a Giant Magnetic 'Bridge' Between Galaxies
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Family & Parenting
Sep 4, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Biblebeltskeptic
My loving and caring parents are actively trying to pass down Christianity to my little, impressionable toddlers. Part of me asks what harm would it do, and part of me asks if I really want my kids to be deeply indoctrinated. I'm approaching ...
38 comments
Family & Parenting
Sep 3, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by zesty
Isn't it immoral for a woman not to have an abortion after becoming pregnant resulting from a rape? I presume that a baby from a rapist father won't receive the same love and care than otherwise. Also, why to propagate the genes of a rapist?
11 comments
Family & Parenting
Sep 3, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by vjohnson51
My mother is having a family cookout on Friday. She is inviting my half uncle who I have avoided and not seen for a year. He used to sell my sister(who is a recovering addict)drugs. Aside from that, he is also a right wing, Flat Earth conspiracy ...
34 comments
Family & Parenting
Sep 1, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by gigihein
Yesterday was my son's 26th birthday. 8/31 on a blue moon. My fav pic is him with our cat Mellow, because Roark is mellow. I used to call him a monk, as he was wise beyond his years. Time shows passes quickly.
15 comments
Family & Parenting
Aug 23, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Jama765
Happy Friday! My last three days of vacation and I'm talking my daughter camping. Have a great weekend everyone!
5 comments
Family & Parenting
Aug 22, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Petter
Man is omnivorous! Whilst a predominantly vegan lifestyle is acceptable for adults, don't force it upon babies and todlers!
11 comments
Family & Parenting
Aug 20, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by zesty
Proposed NIH medical research. An innovative method and implementation to induce pregnamcy in pro-life men using aborted embryos. Hope it happens soon!
6 comments
Family & Parenting
Aug 20, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Purna
Hello All, Here is a question which I didn't find good answers in YouTube. Why do people want to have kids? Why do people prefer to loose lot of their time, energy and money on raising kids? Does every couple makes a conscious decision before ...
6 comments
Family & Parenting
Aug 19, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Wurlitzer
Doggo update/pic dump: Leon Redbone is getting so big! I went to see my parents dogs the other day and didn’t recognize one of them because of how much bigger mine has grown. He’s only 6 months old, and he’s able to pull open my cracked front ...
2 comments
Family & Parenting
Aug 17, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by PontifexMarximus
I am not sure whether I haven't already posted this … but One day my daughter came up to me and said: "Daddy, do you know that I am not your daughter?" "Oh, did your mother tell you something she forgot to tell me?" "Daddy … that's not what I ...
3 comments
Family & Parenting
Aug 17, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by vertrauen
Anti-Mormon Inoculation Request for community input: My elder son, 22yo, newly graduated, just moved to the Upper Midwest 2 months ago for a new job. His overbearing mother had always wanted him to become a Christian, but the skepticism he picked ...
24 comments
Family & Parenting
Aug 15, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by SendouQ
So my mom and I told my 11 year old sister that I was an atheist. My sister didn't understand why I didn't believe in a god so I told her why. She did ask questions that I couldn't answer but I wasn't mad. I was more surprised about my mom ...
21 comments
Family & Parenting
Aug 13, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by GuitarDoctor
I badly cooked 1 cup of lentils tonight. I followed the recipe and everything, but they were hard as little pebbles. Where did I go wrong?
6 comments
Family & Parenting
Aug 13, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Wisewoman3
Does anyone have children that attend public school, in states that have made laws about posting In God We Trust or the Ten Commandments in the schools? If so, do you plan to have them attend the school, or do you tell them to ignore it and learn ...
14 comments
Family & Parenting
Aug 11, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Carin
I bought my boys bulletproof backpacks...they are nervous about school shootings, and school starts the 15th. The packs were over $100 each--I'm hoping they won't fall apart as quickly as the non-bulletproof kind do. How do other parents cope with ...
45 comments
Family & Parenting
Aug 10, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by EmeraldJewel
Is it normal to dislike other people’s children? Not necessarily hate them, just dislike and get annoyed by them?
18 comments
Family & Parenting
Aug 8, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Spinliesel
Just saying Good Morning. There will be two girls to babysit today, so no internet. Rain, wind and thunderstorms are predicted. Have a great day!
4 comments
Family & Parenting
Aug 6, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by DZhukovin
Spoiler alert: The parents are clearly lying, and the abuse gets catalyzed by the mother, because of clear principles about the mother-son dynamic. It's very close to the male-female social bonding dynamic, where conflicting ...
1 comment
Family & Parenting
Jul 31, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Metaqueen70
When you tell a story to a group of friends and relatives do you exaggerate the story or embellish it and why?
4 comments
Family & Parenting
Jul 28, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Cecilia2018
How did you deal with the empty nest syndrome? I have mixed feelings. I'm happy to see my gronw up children's success and beginning a new life as independent adults. But at the same time as a single mother I'm feeling the grief of the empty nest.
38 comments
Family & Parenting
Jul 26, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Sandster
Government giving way to a religion? Note - this just my take, the relevant parties have their own stance. A school in the Midlands (England, UK) has suspended its teaching about LGBT relationships because of 'frantic phone calls' from the ...
5 comments
Family & Parenting
Jul 25, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Bigwavedave
Craft cocktail in Akureyri, Norther Iceland. Created by a local bartender. Mulled blueberries, american bourban, orange peel, and burnt cinamon stick. Would you try it?
4 comments
Family & Parenting
Jul 24, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Bigwavedave
Off roading in northern iceland . Driving ffom hofn to akureyri. Amazing.
5 comments
Family & Parenting
Jul 23, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Beowulfsfriend
POLLWhere do others stand on Oregan passing a law that allows students to take mental heath days off. As a parent and past educator, I approve. I think it sends a good message and allows the kids and parents to not have to lie.
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Family & Parenting
Jul 22, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Incognitohippy
So today was 2 years sin and e my niece was killed by a drunk driver. She was born when I was 9 yrs old. She was my first baby. I spent the day with memories flooding my heart and mind. And crying. The anger i feel today is just as strong as the day...
5 comments
Family & Parenting
Jul 22, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Outsideit67
Two weeks ago I had a blow out with My oldest Son and we have haven’t spoke since . I’ve seen his pattern of running down those who love him and not dealing with his own issues. I came to aid to the aid of his younger brother who he was running ...
2 comments
Family & Parenting
Jul 17, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by bobwjr
Again the comparison is chilling
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Family & Parenting
Jul 16, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by SaucyCheryl
See if you can find the vacuum...
3 comments
Family & Parenting
Jul 16, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Tomfoolery33
LINKElementary-School Curriculum Is All Wrong - The Atlantic
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Family & Parenting
Jul 16, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Mike1947
An observation; Over the past generations, child-rearing has become a competitive sport, our kid's performance a measure of our own worth, an approach that requires more intensive parental supervision than ever before. “Snowplow parents,” the ...
8 comments
Family & Parenting
Jul 16, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by WonderWilla
Happy to see that many of my sons 15 year old friends are coming out of the fog!!!! They admit they go to church/temple etc to make their parents happy but they know it’s nonsense, they don’t believe and once they hit 18 they won’t be going ...
2 comments
Family & Parenting
Jul 14, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by KGDarling
My sister died yesterday after being sick for 2-3 years. They asked me to do a reading at the mass. Told my niece I wasn’t a fan of God lately and that I would feel like a hypocrite. No thanks.
25 comments
Family & Parenting
Jul 13, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by CrazyQuilter
Do you think it is dysfunctional when 50 YO kids and their parent(s) spend nearly all their free time together? My family is not close, so I cannot understand this as a positive thing. It seems to me that kids should move on and have their own ...
16 comments
Family & Parenting
Jul 13, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Kafirah
If you teach a boy that women are inferior in front of a girl, you are teaching them both them same lesson.
5 comments
Family & Parenting
Jul 12, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by TonyCarl1
Do you think its necessary for children to have a cell phone, and if so what age should they be.What are the pros and cons.
8 comments
Family & Parenting
Jul 12, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Allamanda
Elementary Education Has Gone Terribly Wrong in the US. We know this, but we don't see why. It's knowledge, not techniques we need to impart.
7 comments
Family & Parenting
Jul 11, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by TomMcGiverin
POLLI've been wondering for a while if most of us on Agnostic are mostly estranged from our families of origin or instead fairly close and involved with our immediate families. So I am interested in asking the ? With a poll, using what I suspect are the ...
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Family & Parenting
Jul 9, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Buxx
Here's a beautiful talk between three smart women. I just watched it and needed to share it.
1 comment
Family & Parenting
Jul 8, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Ms_McSteven
I'm anxious. I think it's starting to spiral into depression. I need to stop the process, so I'm just going to vent here, and it will be long. I can't vent on FB, because what's giving me anxiety is my family. I'm being pressured by my brother ...
20 comments
Family & Parenting
Jul 8, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by ownworstenemy
The Apple doesn't fall far from the tree is more than a saying. There's science behind it now. Trauma has a genetic component that is passed to offspring.
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Family & Parenting
Jul 4, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by birdingnut
A family of four stuck with a Virgin Atlantic flight they'd booked that became a drag queen Pride Flight in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. The flight featured Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’s Tituss Burgess and RuPaul’s Drag ...
2 comments
Family & Parenting
Jul 1, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by CallMeDave
Do you road trip?
6 comments
Family & Parenting
Jul 1, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Katsarecool
How to get two over 6 ft tall teenagers to do chores around the house? Help! The oldest is almost 17, 6 ft 2 in tall walks like a sloth, comes out of his room to go to the bathroom, comes out when my daughter (his servant) puts the meals o the ...
19 comments
Family & Parenting
Jul 1, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by m16566
What about a man's right to choose? women have the right to have an abortion terminate all responsibility for an unwanted child, what rights do men have? it should be possible for a man to terminate parental rights prior to the birth of the ...
13 comments
Family & Parenting
Jun 26, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by UpsideDownAgain
How do you teach your teenagers ethics and values?
49 comments
Family & Parenting
Jun 24, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by Wurlitzer
Doggo update: for anyone curious about the sweet hounddog I found, I found her owners, they came and picked her up Sunday afternoon, and brought me one of her beautiful 5 month old puppies. They suspect she was indeed an abandoned hunting dog but ...
5 comments
Family & Parenting
Jun 21, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by Ange
My divorce has an address. The good news is that it is on the other side of the world in the holy land. :)
2 comments
Family & Parenting
Jun 21, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by FatherOfNyx
Child psychology..
3 comments
Family & Parenting
Jun 21, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by APaleBlueDot
I find this ad to have some interesting inconsistencies.
4 comments
Family & Parenting
Jun 20, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by IAJO163
LINKUFO sightings: Top Dem on Senate intel committee, senators briefed - CNNPolitics
1 comment
Family & Parenting
Jun 20, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by IAJO163
LINKParents brawl over a 13-year-old umpire's call at a youth baseball game - CNN
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Family & Parenting
Jun 18, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by DaveBA5150
After over a decade of mostly ignoring, shutting down, or being more than a little combative in the conversation(s) about god from my very fanatical baptist father, I recently decided to actually start a back and forth email discussion with him. This...
24 comments
Family & Parenting
Jun 18, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by SaucyCheryl
Oh the relevance...
5 comments
Family & Parenting
Jun 17, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by gigihein
I tried to post this and kept hitting wrong button. Thinking of my dad. I only had 10 years as had not seen him since I was 8 At 28 we reunited because I feltnit was selfish and stupid to cut him off like my family had. I treasure that time. He died ...
2 comments
Family & Parenting
Jun 16, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by TimeOutForMe
To all those great dads out there. Have an awesome Father's Day.
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Family & Parenting
Jun 16, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by PatrickKerr
There should be a single parents day.
3 comments
Family & Parenting
Jun 15, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by HippieChick58
TMI but good to know up front. I'm not sure I'd even want to talk to him/her....
9 comments
Family & Parenting
Jun 12, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by MoolSomwaru
In a marriage/relationship, are traditional gender roles wrong, if you both are happy and prefer it that way? How would a feminist view that? Would they see it as not possible, or due to the patriarchy, or brainwashing? i haven't heard any good ...
6 comments
Family & Parenting
Jun 11, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by Ms_McSteven
I just found out that my oldest son's wife left him. Took the girls, moved out. I assume it was another of his extramarital affairs, or perhaps his lack of anger management. I haven't seen or spoken to any of them in four years. Still, I'm ...
5 comments
Family & Parenting
Jun 9, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by Honorabledougn
Out of town with my little girl. Not wholly a camping trip, but we are having fun. It was a 4 hour drive. Thankfully I didn't get the "are we there yet!" For too long.
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Family & Parenting
Jun 7, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by St-Sinner
This was news in February 2019. A 27-year-old Indian man plans to sue his parents for giving birth to him without his consent. Mumbai businessman Raphael Samuel told the BBC that it's wrong to bring children into the world because they ...
6 comments
Family & Parenting
Jun 5, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by St-Sinner
A real brother's keeper
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Family & Parenting
Jun 4, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by Honorabledougn
I just had a great day at court. I could see that the judge was not happy with my ex case. She hadn't made her case at all. So she asked for an adjournment for a second time. So there is more than a glimmer of hope for me getting this settled ...
3 comments
Family & Parenting
Jun 4, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by AJimboShep82
I just came back from the ICU at the hospital and they give my step-sister (25) two days to live from an idiot that laced her and her bf’s joint he’s ok but she will not make it and all I can say about the whole thing is wow and not in a good way...
17 comments
Family & Parenting
May 31, 2019May 2019

Posted by St-Sinner
Givers and Takers Is it entirely true?
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Family & Parenting
May 31, 2019May 2019

Posted by St-Sinner
National Spelling Bee Competition Christian and Hindu students pray to their Gods for the championship
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Family & Parenting
May 30, 2019May 2019

Posted by St-Sinner
Is racism in our veins? Can laws change our instincts or behavior? A white campground employee is fired after pulling a gun on a black couple looking for a picnic site. It will be interesting to see how many come forward to defend this trash ...
7 comments
Family & Parenting
May 29, 2019May 2019

Posted by RobertMartin
If I ever talked to my parents this way, they'd knocked me the fuck out and rightfully so.
5 comments
Family & Parenting
May 29, 2019May 2019

Posted by Spinliesel
We are leaving on a short trip to Tennessee tomorrow to visit the grandson we have not seen since his father's funeral. His father committed suicide. My plan is not to speak of it unless asked a direct question. It was 16 years ago. Wish me luck....
3 comments
Family & Parenting
May 28, 2019May 2019

Posted by birdingnut
An Orthodox Jewish organization released a powerful video campaign about sexual abuse that should be required viewing for anyone affiliated with a faith community. In the video, a mother, father and teenage daughter are attempting to report sexual ...
2 comments
Family & Parenting
May 28, 2019May 2019

Posted by Marcie1974
Anyone else have deal with a hyper critical parent? I recently moved closer my parents, my mom has always been very critical of me (I’m not smart enough, pretty enough, wasn’t popular, didn’t marry well....). I’m on her radar even more now ...
16 comments
Family & Parenting
May 25, 2019May 2019

Posted by GipsyOfNewSpain
My Eldest Jenna has Precious Cargo in her Flight to Puerto Rico... She carries her Kid Sister Ashes. Debra Guernica coming back Home where she was Born. Sometimes Duty is Painful but it is what we have to do to Honor those we Love.
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Family & Parenting
May 24, 2019May 2019

Posted by FatherOfNyx
Emergency custody order?
3 comments
Family & Parenting
May 24, 2019May 2019

Posted by Amisja
Not sure if I told you all but my middle son has started working in the unit I helped commission? I am very proud. He is naturally a kind hearted person and good at de escalting situations. Unfortunately this is a crisis MH unit and he has ...
4 comments
Family & Parenting
May 24, 2019May 2019

Posted by ElbertY
Have you ever been scolded on your own birthday by your parenta? Well, today I just got scolded by my father because I didn't want to go to church. The story went like this, I was out with friends when he called me at about 4pm(it's around 9pm here...
4 comments
Family & Parenting
May 23, 2019May 2019

Posted by St-Sinner
An Oregon State University student died Sunday after falling approximately 100 feet while taking photographs at a scenic coastal viewpoint along Highway 101. The victim has been identified by Oregon State officials as 21-year-old Michelle Casey. She...
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