Category: family
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One less person to annoy

My paternal grandmother died today. We call her Lola Sinday. I got the news this morning just right before I started another day’s work. While we weren’t so close while growing up and we rarely had special moments together, she was the only parent my dad had and knew all his life. Though I remember…
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Five Things I Learned From Loving Someone who has a Child

Every relationship is fighting its own battles. Sickness, distance, difference in faith, an against-all-odds dramatic affair, third parties, lies, secrets, and all other complicated setups we might have all heard from various love story tellers. Love is not a walk in the park. It takes patience, respect, acceptance, sacrifice (a lot) and deep understanding of…