I knew early on in my life that it was not good, Not for me, my siblings, nor my relatives and friends who were growing up in very similar situations. Life that included alcoholism...
Family
Running and Star Power
The past few years I have been in girls on the run I have learned and liked get to know my star power. Star Power is positive thoughts and feeling about yourself. Girls on the run is so...
My mother and me, how I found her and fixed our...
Growing up without your mother is hard, with each mothers day it gets harder. Especially when you don’t remember ever celebrating one, all you remember is being afraid of some...
Somewhere over the Rainbow
I chose Somewhere over the Rainbow as my title because that was my grandfather’s favorite song and this is a dedication to him. I will start by saying my family is my number one...
1984
Let me take you back in time dear reader and tell you about something I haven’t told anyone for many a long year. Don’t panic though – it’s not a terrible story, just a bit of...
Behind the walls
Hi, i’m a high school teenager. i wrote this story just because i feel so lonely and sad and clearly don’t know what to do. when i;m around my friends, my family, i became this...
In the world that no families
Hi. Ako si Julie hindi ko totoong pangalan. Maaga akong naulila. Baby ako nung namatay ang Nanay ko at ang Tatay ko naman hindi ko kilala. Dahil wala na akong pamilya, pina-ampon ako sa...
“In between”…
I have always struggled with messages about national, racial or gender identity.. even when it comes to trivial messages like “eat French”, “buy iron from our American...
“Believe in yourself”
VIDEO: Chunmei Li shares her story of courage, determination and achievement in choosing her life’s path.
“Entre Deux” …
J’ai toujours eu du mal avec les messages sur l’identité nationale, raciale ou de genre.. même quand il s’agit de message aussi triviaux que “mangez...