family
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Ohhh Geeze…
Let’s start off smooth… My mother had taken an early retirement from the government due to mental illness, and my father was spiraling deeper into an addiction to crack cocaine. Mom found work as a teacher’s assistant at the daycare center I went to. Dad was having more and more problems with not spending all… Continue reading
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ON! And On And On And On And On And ONNN
It varied for me. Since I was young, I’ve come to appreciate, hate, then appreciate my life again. I see each day as a gift instead of a punishment. ~J. Lyst Continue reading
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They’re Gone…
I don’t have any favorite family traditions. Not anymore. I’ll explain… After my mother died, her side of the family in essence shut me out. No phone calls, no nothing. There’s always been some considerable distance on my dad’s side… so I don’t personally know much of their family. Over the years, as each person… Continue reading
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Huh… If Only…
Questions like these are so multifaceted. Nevertheless, were I to have a gift such as that… it would be to see my mother again. ~J. Lyst However… A human isn’t capable of giving such a precious gift. Continue reading
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B.D.
The man who had the most positive impact on my life when I was growing up was my grandfather. He was just… always there. Always willing to listen. He always had candy to share. I didn’t like many candies mind, butterscotch and werthers were what he always had on him. He was my protector for… Continue reading
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One-Twoo-Tree
I’d start of with locations where I might find family. Got family from the Carolinas to California. I’ve been through those parts of the south, but never visited LA before, so that would be an area I’d like to visit. Head far out, then work my way back in. I also just read about a… Continue reading
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??How Do You Know???
Uh… Hopefully my response doesn’t backfire somewhere. Like on me. I have problems remembering faces and names… but I did meet a disc jockey from a local radio station years ago. I also met the Kratt brothers years and years ago. My aunt worked with Hollywood actors, and little my cousin got to meet them.… Continue reading
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For “My Rex”
I’m trying to figure out how to word this… Hmm… ~Loving ~Cuddly ~Warm ~Affectionate ~Charming ~Innocent ~Trusting ~Emotional ~Easily hurt ~Self-conscious ~Nervous ~Paranoid ~Fearful ~Suspicious ~Regretful ~Needy ~Clingy All of these and a few more are good descriptions of how my mother was. She was all of these things, wrapped up in one person. A… Continue reading
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Endless
If you could have one thing, what would it be and why? In the past, I would have said “if only I could go back…” But going back is a waste of time. The strongest memories we tend to have are the negative ones, aren’t they? The problem with our minds is that over time,… Continue reading
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It Was A Scary Time
After my grandma died, my granddad needed help. I already lived with them, so I dropped out of college to get a job and help him pay bills. I also had to learn how to do laundry, grocery shop, cook more than eggs or oatmeal and balance a checkbook and deal with checks. Back then,… Continue reading
Hey, Miss J! 