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INNOCENCE OF A CHILD

21 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments TONYADEJOH $0.01

I wish i could remain a child forever, a wish, my growth denied me a long time ago. As a father of two innocent children without a care of what the world hold for them, their charming smiles and innocent mischief gives me so much joy. They move about...

3 LESSONS I LEARNT FROM MY FATHER.

10 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Don_Christov $0.04

To say I learnt just three lessons from my father from my childhood to adulthood would be the biggest lie of the century and a huge disrespect to him. But 3 of the biggest things I have learnt from him in my many years learning under his tutelage ar...

Spoiled

7 Feb 2020 5 minute read 0 comments The Mouse $0.01

So the prodigal child is throwing a temper tantrum. He's playing the victim, we are trying to make him fail. I'm not sorry child. You've done that all on your own. I just got tired of enabling you. WE gave you a car when you got your license, YOU des...

Father to Son

28 Dec 2019 3 minute read 1 comment CutterMutter $0.05

With my son entering his teens, a letter written to him years ago is now ripe for posting. Hello Son, I write to you today about Education. I don't know when you will start to read this but I hope you read it many times at different stages of your li...

When You Learn to Be a Pivot Character in Your Life

14 Dec 2019 3 minute read 0 comments ccuthbertauthor $0.07

I like to tell myself I’m a patient person. But anyone who knows me will tell you this is fantasy. I try to be patient. It’s a virtue I’ve never mastered, but practice regularly. Often I believe it’s my ultimate lesson to learn, since I am tested on...

Playtime! A Lost Art in Education?

11 Nov 2019 2 minute read 5 comments blueeyes8960 $0.07

      source   I remember growing up as a child before the electronics and virtual world took over.  We went outside, we found our friends, and we PLAYED OUTSIDE until our curfew.  When we became bored we used our imagination and inven...

(IJCH) Message to Parents: Just BE THERE. It means So Much...

10 Nov 2019 2 minute read 0 comments JaiChai $0.07

  Source IJCH - Inside JaiChai's Head (meaning: My warped, personal opinions and musings) From the Author Salutations. I am JaiChai. And if I haven't had the pleasure to make your acquaintance, I'm delighted to meet you now. Growing Up Differently Wh...

Talking to our children about consent, rape and their own emergent sexuality; Parenting drama for the week

2 Nov 2019 5 minute read 26 comments (S)llew la Wulf $0.06

It has recently come to my attention that my almost 12 year old and her peers have been playing a game, whenever there is a party or group sleepover, which happens quite a lot at the moment. Now I'm fully aware, having been a child myself that it is...

Who Knew Pineapple Was This Good for You?

1 Nov 2019 2 minute read 2 comments blueeyes8960 $0.11

 Photo by Phoenix Han on Unsplash My favorite fruit has always been fresh pineapple.  Yes, it's a little more work than just peeling a banana or washing a Honey Crisp apple and grabbing a bite.  But it's so worth it.  My favorite dessert - pineap...

having children...

10 Sep 2019 1 minute read 0 comments anosike $0.05

HAVING CHILDREN...is terrifying! They didn't CHOOSE to be born. You CHOSE to have them. So all they become - good or bad - like it or not, is on you. And that's not all. At a certain point, you'll LOSE CONTROL.Yet, they're still Your Responsibility....