Think back about …
Family Relationships
It is said, “Blood is thicker than water.”, and “Family first.” But we’re also told , “You can pick your friends, but you can’t pick your family.” Which is it in your family? Or have you had both loving as well as strained relationships with your parents, or with your own children? Or with siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles, or in-laws? Have there been estrangements or feuds in your family, and if so have they been resolved? Think back about Family Relationships and share forward!Stories on This Week's Writing Prompt
What is there about big sisters?
by
Jim Willis
Sometimes a guy just needs his big sister (although he doesn't always want her to know it!)
A Unofficial Family Feud Memoir
Family Relationships Ah, family. The people you share a significant portion of your DNA with, which for some [...]
My Conkeydoodle
My Conkeydoodle I’ve had many loving family relationships, and one of them was Conkeydoodle. (See Call Me by Their Names) [...]
Guardian
Guardian I never thought we’d lose touch or become estranged from good friends, but sadly it happened. (See The Gs and [...]
New Stories on Old Prompts
Joy and Addis
Joy and Addis I’ve written about the memorable time in the early 1970s when my husband Danny was working in London for a [...]
Prompted By An Unforgettable Person
March 30, 2024
Swimming Routine
In the 1950s high school swimming was neither competitive nor popular. For the macho man, the game was gymnastics on the [...]
Prompted By Swimming
March 17, 2024
Past Stories You May Have Missed
Sister Yvette
by
Marc
St. Joseph’s school in Nashua, NH, no longer exists. Today it’s a Catholic Charities office building, and back in [...]
Prompted By First Day of School
September 20, 2015
Domestic Poetry
For me, being a parent is almost indistinguishable from being a poet.
Prompted By Parenthood
September 29, 2016
Think back about …
Family Relationships
It is said, “Blood is thicker than water.”, and “Family first.” But we’re also told , “You can pick your friends, but you can’t pick your family.” Which is it in your family? Or have you had both loving as well as strained relationships with your parents, or with your own children? Or with siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles, or in-laws? Have there been estrangements or feuds in your family, and if so have they been resolved? Think back about Family Relationships and share forward!Upcoming Prompts
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