You fought all through your teenage years to get out of your parents' house, have your own place and be free like them. Being free from your parents is not always so liberating once you find out what they had to go through, what it takes to live on your own, and how long it takes to live comfor...

Untold Pain Doodling on a piece of paper while my back was up against the hard surface of my dresser, I sat there listening to a story I will never forget. My father had been acting strange lately, and looking back at it all, it was as if he knew that he had cancer and that al...

I've known my friends Eric and Phil for over eight years. I met Phil a little before preschool at a party and I met Eric when my dad took Phil and me too meet his friend, Javier, who was also Eric's dad! We thought Eric was going to be spoiled, but he wasn't. He was cool!...

Although remembering all the events that occurred between the time my mother and father got divorced, in 1986, to the present time is quite difficult, there is nothing that could make me forget my mother's strength and determination throughout the years that I lived with her. Being that I was only t...

Role of Parents on Romantic Relationship among Adolescents towards the Opposite Sex The ringing of my alarm clock woke me up; I reached for it and make it sop. Still in my bed, I began to stretch a bit. It's already late Saturday morning and the sunrays shone through the windows of my ro...

The Coldest Winter Ever is about a ghetto-born girl named Winter Santiaga. Winter is the young, wealthy daughter of a prominent Brooklyn drug dealing family. Winter is the oldest of four born daughters to Ricky and Momma Santiaga. (they don't mention her mother's real name.) Winter is q...

Taking Things For Granted... While chowing down some fried rice, I was busy watching poetry in action when my mother told me to turn off 'that wrestling trash.' Then I pondered something: how many people are missing out on this stuff? Then I pondered something else: how many ...

When I was born my father named me Kristine. Commonly this name is spelled with a C, so it's hard to find personalized pre-made items in the stores. This had caused me some stress, but I think it's what makes me unique. That's who I am, a unique girl. My story begins 17 years ago, ...

COMING TO AMERICA I always used to do what I wanted to. I never held a job let alone apply for one. I went out on weekends and never listened to my parents. I would go with my friends to clubs and party until the sun came up. I slept all day and never did chores around the h...

My first abortion was the most painful, unforgettable thing I had ever experienced.. It was not something I never want to go through again. I was only fourteen years old, a freshman in high school. The pain I endured was more mental than physical. Although it happened well over five yea...

Edna M_____ W______ You could probably see Edna coming a mile away with her strawberry blonde hair. Her lips, red as rubies, have clearly had many coats of red lipstick applied to them in the 63 years she has been alive. Her eyes are as blue as ocean water just like they have been since Edna was bo...

Life – It Happens While You Aren't Looking A Mothers Guide to Life After Work. The Begining Well there I was, it had finally happened, after 20 years of work, kids, husbands, work and more work, I took the plunge and became a full time mother – no more suits, no more company...

About seventeen months ago I had one of the most frightening experiences of my life. I spent the night in jail. This entire event could have easily been avoided. My parents, as well as the police, and I over-reacted to the situation. Being sent to jail, for anyone who has not been, is not an exc...

In a Split Second I slowly opened my heavy set eyes and looked at the bright, white lights gleaming in front of me. I tried to recollect what had just happened but it all happened too fast. I was to a point of confusion and state of disbelief on what had just occurred. I laid there and kept tellin...

A Boy Named SueBy, Chris A boy named Sue can be summed up by the title alone, but it can be dissected much deeper to find a much more metaphorical meaning. The poem starts out discussing how a boy at the age of three became fatherless when his dad left him and his mother with nothing but an old gui...

Where has he been, where is he now, and why isn't he here, here for me to play catch with, to go fishing with? Why does everybody think so much of him and I don't even know him enough to have my own opinion of him? All that I know of the man is that I love him, I don't know exactly why, I guess it...

A Truly Memorable ExperienceIt was like any other Friday at my house that night. I ate my dinner in a rush, ran into the living room afterward to watch television, and quickly fell asleep. My mom was always sure to wake me up around 7:30 or 8:00 and send me up to my room for the night . Usually ...

Mommy's Love"Oh my god Megan! She's not alright." I shouted to my husband, as I lifted my child's head, looking at her forehead covered in blood. Above her right eye I could see her skull. The smell of burnt rubber lingered in the air. A bystander helped me pull my limp child out of the backseat ...

* * *My mother is a great woman. I don't mean that in a generic way either. I mean it in the sense that she has accomplished many things in her life. She has played a leading role in my life even though she hasn't always been around to council me. It's not that she hasn't been around because she...

PARENTS AND KIDS RELATIONSHIPS "October Sky" by Joe Johnston and "Every Day Use" by Alice Walker's stories deal with parents and kids relationships. John Hickam and a middle-aged woman are parents who find themselves choosing between both of their kids. Dee and Jim are the strongest kids of the fa...

Let me ask you a question before I begin. Can you think back for a second and recall what your childhood was like? So now that I've got you thinking a little, can you dig a little deeper and think about the people during this time in your life? Most likely you probably called to mind your family and...