Tag: love
group name: childhoodstories
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April 21, 2006 05:03 PM EDT --
Gene has a special grin that he reserves for when he is scooped up and carried some place. I call it his Prince of the World grin. Gene has Down Syndrome and Autism but he can walk. He can actually walk . . . more
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April 18, 2006 08:11 AM EDT --
I found an old journal this past weekend and made the painful choice to read through it. It is almost twenty years old, and it covers most of two years with a few pages of the years after. Those were some . . . more
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February 13, 2008 01:20 PM EST --
For some reason, today I was remembering the first time I ever received a Valentine. I'm not talking about Valentines such as the ones we all made for our classmates in school. . . . more
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October 04, 2007 12:51 AM EDT --
Sarah lay in her bed. Eyes wide open. Listening for any little noise. Afraid of what waits for her in the unknown. Her little arms folded tight. Holding on to her favorite friend. "I need a teddy . . . more
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November 11, 2007 10:12 PM EST --
The most beautiful things in the world are not seen or touched. They are felt with the heart.--Helen Keller
I'm a plus-sized woman...which makes me positive, . . . more
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May 25, 2006 01:37 PM EDT --
The Package
As I was talking on the phone one day to my daughter Mandi, she asked me if I would be home the following Saturday (the day before Mothers day). I said of course, but why? She told . . . more
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June 06, 2007 07:53 PM EDT --
My Dad and I are 30 years apart, I will be 51 this July. Sometimes I wonder about what he was thinking on the day I was born, he already had 3 daughters and now he had another..4 little girls, Charlie's . . . more
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July 25, 2006 09:53 PM EDT --
We are sitting on the deck of the house Dad built, most of it with his own hands. I remember "helping" to clear the land when I was about eight years old. It was a summer house until we moved . . . more
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August 27, 2006 02:49 PM EDT --
I cannot imagine life without my sister, Goddess Nancy Spivey. We have shared experiences for over fifty years... the good, the bad, the ugly (ex-husbands). We have been together through . . . more
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July 10, 2006 10:45 PM EDT --
time flies. i cannot believe lillie's 4 now. we celebrated her birthday last week, while we were at the cottage. what a glorious day for her! it was perfect - swimming, playing, digging in the . . . more
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August 10, 2006 10:05 PM EDT --
Today I saw a plant catalog offering seedling trees of Ulmus Americana, the American Elm, for sale. I want some, although I'm not sure they will thrive here in South Georgia.
I grew up in the Midwest, . . . more
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June 15, 2008 12:34 AM EDT --
I admire my father for so many reasons. He's honest, funny, supportive, kind loving, wise and easy going...and that's just for starters. Everyone who knows my dad, likes him.
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March 03, 2007 12:38 AM EST --
Our daughter is now 18 and had dated the same boy for 2 years. About 6 months ago they broke up and she is now getting back into dating. This evening she informed her father and I that she was going to . . . more
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February 17, 2007 05:52 PM EST --
(I wrote this in July 2002 for a little girl in the news, Samantha Runnion. Her story broke my heart and I cried for a week. I didn't know her, but she was close to the same age as . . . more
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May 13, 2006 09:42 AM EDT --
Dear Mom,
Since I was a little girl, you have always been there for me. When I was small, you bandaged scraped knees and kissed away tears. As I grew into a young woman, you gave wise words of advice . . . more
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April 30, 2006 04:54 AM EDT --
Carol suggested that I post this here. It took me a while to figure out how to do it. Thanks for the heads up Carol. : )
My daughter and I have a weakness for Broadway. I love everything about . . . more
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June 17, 2007 08:48 PM EDT --
My father was a great dad in my opinion. He died back in 1985. I miss him dearly!
My father was always a hard working man ! He worked for the town of Marcellus on the road . . . more
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August 19, 2007 11:45 PM EDT --
Many weeks of careful preparation had taken their toll. Each little pair of shoes, each little book bag laid out with the best of care. The children lined up like little runway models. Each one, striking . . . more
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May 07, 2008 09:17 PM EDT --
YOU CAN TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS . . . more
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June 18, 2006 04:22 PM EDT --
Thursday, July 28, 2005 – 9:40am
Dear Dad,
Hope this letter finds you on this the sixty-third anniversary of your birth. I miss you so much.
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