grief
Losing a family member is one of the most traumatic life events; Families must support one another to endure the five stages of grief and get through it together.
Brotha. Content Warning.
I lost my mother when I was one year old, and that was something I learned to live with, accept, and sadly, grow used to. When I was eleven, I met my best friend. The moment I saw him, his face looked so familiar, like I had known him forever.
By Digamo Richards4 months ago in Families
When Freedom Learns Responsibility: A Father’s Journey from Single Life to Sacred Duty.
When Freedom Learns Responsibility: A Father’s Journey from Single Life to Sacred Duty The single life often feels like an open road with no traffic lights. You choose your destination, your speed, and even when to stop and start. Your time is yours, your money is yours, and your thoughts belong entirely to you. You can change your plans in an instant, sleep whenever you like, and travel whenever you wish, without anyone asking why you are late or where you are going. It feels like freedom in its purest form. But is freedom simply the ability to do whatever you want, or is it understanding what truly matters?
By Sayed Zewayed5 months ago in Families
Your nipples are as unique as your fingerprints. AI-Generated.
Your Nipples Are as Unique as Your Fingerprints Did you ever stop to think that something as small as your nipples could tell a story all their own? Most folks see them as just another body part, all the same. But here's the truth: your nipples stand out like no one else's. They vary in shape, size, color, and feel, much like the ridges on your fingertips that no two people share.
By Story silver book 5 months ago in Families
How My Mother’s Histrionic Personality Disorder Ruined Our Relationship. Content Warning.
According to my father, all my mother ever wanted was children of her own. She spent their teenage daydream years hoping someday she would one day be called mommy. Though I have no memories of this, my family often states what a good mother she was when we were babies and toddlers. She coddled us and bounced us on her hip. Mounds of photo albums prove that my brothers and I were often wrapped in her thin arms.
By Kera Hollow5 months ago in Families
A tradition with the dead
The Day of the Dead has always played an essential role in my life growing up. It's a tradition going back many generations, however this year in 2025 is a hard one for me because a year ago I lost my mother due to Pulmonary fibrosis it's a lung disease it hardly has treatment but definitely has no cure however this year I had to put up my mother's photo with my father who also passed away in 2017 due to heart failure.
By stephanie borges5 months ago in Families
The Corruption of Childhood Innocence: How Modern Media Helped Rewrite the Family and the Iconic Berenstain Bears
There was a time when The Berenstain Bears stood for something good. It was a series that helped children understand responsibility, honesty, humility, and faith in simple, practical ways. The lessons were gentle and timeless. Papa Bear could be silly, but was never degraded. Mama Bear was steady, but without being domineering. Together they modeled respect, teamwork, and the kind of family order that reflected biblical truth: the father leads as the head, the mother respects and nurtures, and the children yield and learn.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast5 months ago in Families
Stillborn but stilll born.. Content Warning.
This is a story about my personal experience with stillbirth and healing. It was early 2021 when my partner Jay and I decided to try for a baby. I already had two children from a previous relationship, Tyler who was 9 at that time and Keira who had just turned 5. Jay had no children of his own but was a natural step father figure with Tyler and Keira since he came into their lives in 2018.
By Catherine Norman5 months ago in Families
Freedom Without Consequence: The Lie That Destroyed the Family
Modern society claims to champion equality, but when it comes to parenthood, the system could not be more unequal. The law grants women near-total control over reproduction while holding men accountable for outcomes they cannot influence. This imbalance has produced not just unfair laws, but a moral double standard that punishes responsibility and excuses recklessness.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast5 months ago in Families
Daring to Burn in the Fire
A full moon invocation for those rebuilding themselves from the ashes of truth, grief, and divine becoming. They warned me that when you step into the fire, you will not recognize your own skin. That your hands, your eyes, your breath, even your bones would feel unfamiliar. That the world would feel heavier, and yet lighter, all at once.
By THE HONED CRONE5 months ago in Families
