Young Parents Deconstruct

Many families dine together when they go out to spend some time with each other. It warms the heart to see the happy faces of the children playing and talking with their parents. There are also some parents who prefer to stay at home and have their meals at the comfort of their dining table. They talk, share a...

There is no such thing as the perfect parent. You can only find parents who are trying their best for their children. Things may not always work as they expect and sometimes ending up in a fiasco than what they want it to be. But, with all the hullabaloo, clutter, spills, and tears, there is always the extra effort,...

Is your Love Tough Enough to Help Me?“Tunnels of darkness penetrate my mind, and soon, little to no sun amidst the narrowness I find.The more I succumb to such abyss,The more of my strength I dismiss.Pain and uncertainty skirted every border in my head.To no avail of asylum or consolation I am led.Dull, such excruciating numbness, an ill-founded agony.Grips me,...

Pregnancy is one of the least things we expect from being a teenager. But, it happens. Many teenagers are waking up one morning finding themselves in front of a positive pregnancy test. It is devastating, and it creates doubt and fear in them. While we do not advocate in teenage pregnancy and hope that such cases will soon diminish and...

Being around people helps us in our self-growth and improvement. It provides us a sense of belongingness and enables us to feel that we a part of something. We connect with people and create relationships that allow us to look beyond ourselves. However, we pull ourselves apart from our community when we feel that we have turned into a person...

I've read about forgiveness and the art of letting go of your resentments, anger, and grudges. To let go of your emotions is one thing, but to forgive others every time such an occurrence enters your mind is another. It takes time, perseverance, and a lot of willingness to forgive someone. We all want to learn how to forgive others....

There is an enormous amount of stress when you first learned that you are pregnant. Topped it with your young age, and everything else will easily fall apart. It is not easy being a teenage parent. The weight of which being unexpected and unwanted will make you drop your wits and cause you emotional distress. But, there is always hope....

“Was it hard?” “How did they react?” “How did you tell them?” These are the questions that you will hear from people when you bring up your family in the story of your unexpected pregnancy. If you are caught in an unplanned pregnancy and add in that you are a teenager, people would ask you questions about how you have told your...

It’s back! I never thought I would see the two princesses, or rather the Queen and her Sister Princess, once again in a different light. It was refreshing, dramatic, and a pinch of unexpectedness that made it overall just awesome. Weekends are about family and to spare the exhausting ping-pong of deciding where to eat and what to do to...

These were the words that continually resound in my head the moment I read an article about the benefits of hugs to babies, especially premature babies. But, can regret turn back time and bring me back to the days when I was unable to touch my baby because of the glass wall of the incubator blocking my hand? Our child...