Family Life

Overbearing parents can be difficult for a child to deal with. But there are ways to cope when you have parents who watch your every move. Here's how.
10 Ways To Deal With Overbearing Parents

Having overbearing parents often results in a stale relationship with your parents. It may not…

Being brought up by grandparents can change the way you live your life. Here are some lessons I learned from my grandparents.
I Was Brought Up By My Grandparents And Here’s Why I Loved It

Grandparents fill our lives with love. People who have the chance to experience the special…

What To Expect If You Have A Sibling In A Relationship

When you get in a relationship, a lot in your life changes as does a…

When it comes to having a twin sister, there are so many qualities and memories that the two can share. Here's what there is to know!
An Open Letter To My Twin Sister

On February 12th, 1998  during a heavy snow storm in Ohio, I was born. 8…

There are so many thoughts every parent has about their kids and what they're doing, but very rarely do they say it out loud!
10 Thoughts Every Parent Has That They’re Too Afraid To Say Out Loud

You know you’ve thought them, before. Now, here they are. 10 brutally honest, uncensored thoughts…

The best way to get to know a city is through its people. From adults to teens, here's a glimpse of the types of people you'll run into in the Bay Area!
12 People You’ll Run Into In The Bay Area

When you’ve grown up in one area your whole life, you start to notice all…

This is what it is truly like to be the first child to attend college in your family. From the pressure to learning it all on your own...
What It Is Like To Be The First Child To Attend College In Your Family

Education has always been stressed as the most important thing you can obtain since I…

Ready my open letter to my mom about why I love her. I'm someone who isn't embarassed to talk about how much I love my mom.
An Open Letter To My Mom

Ma. Mama. Mom. For a lot of reasons, my mama is a pretty special gal.…

Read through this open letter to my mom for a heartfelt expression of how much we should appreciate our mothers and what they do for us!
An Open Letter To My Mom And What She Has Done For Me

Dear Momma, this letter is to you. I Love you. How ya doing? I know…

There's a stigma behind single parenthood, but many people fail to recognize how it's not always a bad thing. Here's the story of my single parent.
Destigmatizing Single Parenthood– My Childhood With My Mother

My parents were divorced when I was four years of age– and for good reason.…