family
Family unites us; but it's also a challenge. All about fighting to stay together, and loving every moment of it.
On Love and Tacos
When I began eating a vegetarian diet in 2001, my live-in boyfriend at the time did not. We had both come upon information about how much healthier it was to substitute vegetable proteins for meat, the cruelty involved in raising and butchering animals for food, and the environmental impact of our taste for animal flesh. But while I was moved to act, he was content to not change, saying “I just like to eat meat too much to stop”. I found it a huge turn-off, and this was one of a few reasons why he became an ex-boyfriend. To me, it was another example of how rigid he was, his inability to personally evolve.
By Liz LaPoint9 years ago in Humans
Breaking Free
Sadly the family we are born into dictates a lot about who we are and how we will function later on in life and in society. Some will come from open minded households that allow them to seek unending opportunities. For the majority however they will face a much different fate, they are not that small percentage. They are the ones who from infancy are shaped and molded by parents religious and cultural boundaries and barriers.
By Vanny Flame9 years ago in Humans
Why Do Some People Date Their Lookalikes?
Maybe it's me, being the product of a white American father and a black Ethiopian mother, but I find it extremely weird when I see couples who look like they're related. And I'm not talking just superficially similar in looks, like they have the same hair color and skin color, I mean when they appear so similar that there is no doubt in my mind that strangers regularly ask them "Are you twins/cousins/father and daughter?"
By Liz LaPoint9 years ago in Humans
10 Relationship Secrets...
I am married to model and advice blogger, Liz LaPoint, and occasionally people will ask me what it is like, how I landed such a smart and sexy catch, and what my secret for keeping her is? Now, I am hardly qualified to dole out relationship advice, nor am I the world's greatest husband, but I will share what I believe are important components in maintaining a lasting, healthy and happy relationship.
By Terry Osterhout9 years ago in Humans
Grieving Mom Releases Inspirational New Book After Teen Daughter Killed In Car Wreck
URBANA, ILLINOIS—Approximately 42,000 children die each year in the United States, according to the National Center for Child Death Review Policy and Practice. That means each year more than 80,000 parents face the unimaginable – the loss of a child. It forces these grieving parents into a club no one ever wants to be a part of: the Grieving Parents Club.
By Nikki Gaskins Campbell9 years ago in Humans
How To Not Hate Your Husband After Kids
According to multiple studies, having a child is the third most traumatic and life-changing event that a young person can experience. It's filled with more chaos and turmoil than being locked up, getting seriously ill, or even losing your job.
By Alicia Springer9 years ago in Humans
Race and Racial Impersonation: Three Views in Three Books
The national dialogue on race, already fraught enough before the Trump presidency and even more so now, will soon feature three new books with which to settle an argument, or start one, about an intriguing variation on the topic that’s still the third rail of American life.
By Michael Eric Ross9 years ago in Humans
Language and Family
I've been considering what I'm an expert on. I guess I'm an expert in family, and a failure to understand them. You see, I come from a bilingual family. Well, my mum's bilingual. She's German. My father's English. My brother was once fluent, but he actually lived in Germany as a toddler. He just forgot when we went to England.
By Rebecca Prouse9 years ago in Humans
I Love My Ex-Wife
This piece originally appeared in The Huffington Post. I love my ex-wife. Seriously. You wouldn’t think that would be such a shocking statement, or even a particularly unusual one — after all, we were married for over 15 years and share two amazing kids. Yet people just don’t seem to understand.
By Divorced Dad9 years ago in Humans
