family stories

A Story About Having the Sex Talk

By Every Family's Got One Founder -- Barbara Herel Photo by Rawpixel Oh, the sex talk... I started talking to my daughter about S-E-X when she was young – one-year-old young. It went like something like this. Every time I saw... a pregnant woman, I would say, “Oh look! That woman has a baby growing in her belly. Isn’t that interesting? Babies grow in a woman’s belly.” I’m a fan of using anatomically correct words. Besides loving... the downright disgusted reactions of the older generation whenever my two-year-old daughter said “vagina,” I wanted to make certain there [...]

2019-07-09T11:57:43-04:00July 17, 2019|2 Comments

A Story About a Dollar Store and a Dream

By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Heather Osterman-Davis Image from rawpixel.com / Markus Spiske The summer had been particularly challenging. I’d been sick the entire time so keeping my three- and five-year-old kids alive, let alone entertained, felt like a Sisyphean task, one which left me little time or frankly desire to connect with my husband.  Mitch and I hadn’t been on a date in months and had had sex just once, which I’d primarily agreed to because he promised to let me nap afterwards. I’d been banking... on this end-of-summer vacation to Cape Cod to [...]

2019-07-01T15:19:29-04:00July 10, 2019|4 Comments

A Story About the Wild Child

By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Marcia Kester Doyle image by rawpixel There's one in every family: the Wild Child. The one who gives you gray hairs, anxiety weight, and over-sized baggage under the eyes. The one who breaks your heart then turns around and mends it with his unconditional love. The one you stare at while scratching your head and saying, “Are you my child or was I impregnated by an alien during a UFO abduction that I just can't recall?” My youngest son... is our family’s Wild Child. He pulled his very first [...]

2019-06-24T15:57:45-04:00June 26, 2019|14 Comments

A Story About a Summer of Lessons Learned

By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Lisa Leshaw image by rawpixel It never occurred to me that Sariyah, my very best friend on the entire planet, was black. Her skin was darker than mine until at least mid-August of each year when mine became the browner of the two with a little solar support. Perhaps on some level... I realized the difference in our coloring. I just never thought it amounted to anything important or meant that Sariyah would be treated any differently on that basis. Especially since every girl in our 6th-grade class spent [...]

2019-06-19T06:57:38-04:00June 19, 2019|4 Comments

A Story About a Financial Legacy

By Every Family's Got One Founder -- Barbara Herel Long before Suze Orman entered my financial world, there was my dad, Ronnie Herel, and his own method of achieving financial success affectionately known as – the Ronnie Herel Money Management System (RHMMS). Here’s the RHMMS in action: After gleefully ripping open my birthday cards as a kid, holding up a tidy sum of cash, checks, and the occasional savings bond (gee, thanks Grandma) in my hot little hands, Ronnie would always ask me... “Babe, are you going to bank half of that?” “Yes, Daddy,” I would reply in that [...]

2019-06-11T09:17:46-04:00June 12, 2019|7 Comments

Call for Stories! Submit Yours Today!

By Every Family's Got One Founder -- Barbara Herel Every Family’s Got One is looking for amazing stories that only you can tell about your family. Stories that are hilarious. Or tragic. Or awe-inspiring. Yes, THAT family story. Interested in telling yours live on stage? Here's what you need to know...  THE SHOW: Is on October 16th at 7:30 PM at My Father’s Place in Roslyn, NY, a cool, intimate venue perfect for storytelling.  HOW TO SUBMIT: Send your written story or pitch your idea to: Barbara at everyfamilysgotone@gmail.com Put “STORY” in the subject line Include your name and phone number [...]

2019-06-03T18:32:49-04:00June 5, 2019|Comments Off on Call for Stories! Submit Yours Today!
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