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A Story About a Naughty Dog and a Good Dad
A Story About a Naughty Dog and a Good Dad

A Story About a Naughty Dog and a Good Dad

By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Laurie Stone None of us know when we’ll be tested in life. Some tests are big. Some are small. A test my husband Randy will never forget came on a June evening involving several confused neighbors, two police cruisers... and a Chihuahua named Poopsie. That late afternoon I'd brought Poopsie home from the pound. Our two little boys, ages 5 and 2, were ecstatic. “We have a doggie!!” Patrick and Paul shouted, jumping up and down. I smiled, trying to avoid my husband’s horrified stare. I have few natural talents... but picking out ugly [...]

Every Family's Got One2018-08-17T16:34:52-04:00September 12, 2018|3 Comments

A Story About a 1970’s Childhood
A Story About a 1970’s Childhood

A Story About a 1970’s Childhood

By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Kathy Radigan As much as I enjoy and appreciate my life as a full-fledged grown-up, complete with a mortgage, a husband, and three children, I sometimes find myself longing for the simpler days of my 1970’s childhood. Things like: Laughing so hard that milk shoots out of my nose. Sometimes I could achieve this state of hysteria with just my two sisters, but usually, it only happened when we were with our male cousins. Believing that money really does grow on trees. My parents tried to convince us that it didn’t, but [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-11-18T12:08:41-05:00September 5, 2018|Comments Off

A Story About a Sailor and Bravery
A Story About a Sailor and Bravery

A Story About a Sailor and Bravery

By Every Family's Got Founder -- Barbara Herel He was a 19-year-old sailor stationed at the naval base on Chincoteague Island in Virginia. He doesn’t remember what started the fight. It was in the barracks. Two sailors were pummeling a third. A friend thought it was best to walk away, to just forget about it. His instincts told him something else. He told the aggressors they had 24-hours to turn themselves in – or he would. In the middle of the night, the sailors attacked him as he slept in his bunk. He went to the hospital. His attackers went [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-11-18T12:16:00-05:00August 29, 2018|Comments Off

A Story About a Soccer Mom
A Story About a Soccer Mom

A Story About a Soccer Mom

By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Kathryn Mayer Once upon a time... on a soccer field far, far away, or really, just in the center of town on an abandoned psychiatric hospital, a tired, been-there-done-that mom sat behind the soccer goal, underneath the giant pines, with an iced tea and book, and didn’t watch her kid play. She may have glanced, but she certainly didn’t know the score, or where her kid was on the field. Or if her kid was on the field. It was a good book. She was sick of this sports life... and her kids [...]

Every Family's Got One2018-08-17T09:44:09-04:00August 22, 2018|2 Comments

A Story About a Fish
A Story About a Fish

A Story About a Fish

By Every Family's Guest Writer -- Alison Tedford One day my son will read this fish story and will probably not be delighted with our behavior, but today is not that day. Thankfully. Once upon a time, I faced a parenting dilemma I did not know how to solve. We recently had a death in the family and our little dude was grieving hard (we all were, but he was really struggling.) All of our emotional energy was centered on helping us get through a tough time. That’s when his fish started getting sick. Now fish can have a [...]

Every Family's Got One2018-08-13T14:49:42-04:00August 15, 2018|3 Comments

A Story About My Son and Living with Autism
A Story About My Son and Living with Autism

A Story About My Son and Living with Autism

By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Miranda Raye Autism still lives here. I want it to leave. I’ve tried taming it, coaxing it, encouraging it to move on. For a while now, I thought it listened. So sure was I that it had vacated the premises, I made comments like... “I’m not so sure he even has autism,” and “Was the diagnosis even correct?” These comments, more often than not, have been met with sympathetic looks or avoidance of eye contact altogether, making me more angry and determined to boot Autism the hell out. Those of you who have [...]

Every Family's Got One2018-08-08T08:25:58-04:00August 8, 2018|2 Comments