Blogs about: Childhood Stories
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If I could turn back time
I chatted with The Professor tonight to see how he was feeling. What started out as a kindly conversation turned into an incredible downer for me as he asked about the state of my financial affairs.… more »
I Don't Live in Black and White... I Live in Shades of Gray
Have You Seen My Elephant?
Vindi wrote 2 days ago: Elephant was bought somewhere on a grand tour of India when I was six; December 1993 to be precise. … more »
Stories From a Cracked Mirror: My Granny Packed a Pistol
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DeRicki Johnson wrote 2 weeks ago: My true name is…well, we don’t know each other well enough for that. Do we? So, in the … more »
Childhood Memoir
theartofsutra wrote 2 weeks ago: a family disaster happened when my mother left home because she’s fed up with my late father … more »
A crybaby and a coward turned solid rock
theartofsutra wrote 2 weeks ago: i was a spoiled child, when i wanted something, i would never cease crying until my parents promised … more »
Childhood life and a wise father
theartofsutra wrote 2 weeks ago: my grandmother gave me a half watermelon (it’s enormous) to bring home. marching my way, hold … more »
Childhood Pains and misculture
theartofsutra wrote 2 weeks ago: when i was a child (maybe 9 years old), my elder sister of 4 years above my age was lying on the bed … more »
If I could turn back time
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Lawgirl wrote 1 month ago: I chatted with The Professor tonight to see how he was feeling. What started out as a kindly conve … more »
The Cedar Chest
gockomo wrote 1 month ago: I was asked by a friend to talk about my mom’s cedar chest for an article a friend is writing … more »
Stories parents tells
mrstwigg wrote 1 month ago: I was raised by a great storyteller. My father was the master of delightfully squeamish stories and … more »
Art imitating life imitating art
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Lawgirl wrote 2 months ago: I’m watching all of the season finales for my favorite shows and I have to say: 1. Minus the … more »
Female propaganda and the double standard on the playing field
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Lawgirl wrote 2 months ago: The other night, one of my guy friends and I had a long discussion about our potential for dating. … more »
Things you can't tell just by looking at her Part VI
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Lawgirl wrote 2 months ago: 78. I grew up in an upper middle-class family. 79. My parents had grown up right after the depre … more »
How to get children's attention
mrstwigg wrote 2 months ago: I just finished giving a tour of the Art Gallery to a group of Grade 1, 2 & 3 students. Afterwar … more »
The Gas Stove~Mother's Day Memoir
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Corina wrote 2 months ago: We had a gas stove in the kitchen. It was almost always on. Good things came from that stove and t … more »
Things you can't tell just by looking at her Part II
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Lawgirl wrote 2 months ago: Mo asked me if I was upset that the boy from #16 in the last edition did end up with a BBW after no … more »
Things you can't tell by just looking at her
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Lawgirl wrote 2 months ago: 1. I have never been baptized. 2. Which is fine, because although I believe in God and many of t … more »
An email that I sent to Sis1
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Lawgirl wrote 2 months ago: Sis1, As I was visiting Mom the last time, I thought that I didn’t want the next time we spoke … more »
Spell-O-Matic
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Corina wrote 3 months ago: When I was growing up, my family didn’t place value on books or reading or writing. For me, it was … more »
Biting Humor
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anhinga wrote 3 months ago: A Central Florida day-care center is under investigation after a toddler bit a one-year old girl rep … more »
