emogirl's blog

Who am I? What do my clothes say about me? I am an individualist and I don’t give a care if I am fashionably “in” or “out". I do believe it was around 1987 or 1988 while attending the fourth grade that I realized I would be teased by my friends no matter whether I wore the most stylish clothing or clothing that made me look like I had just blasted back from the 1800s.  Read More »

The issue, I believe, in Thomas Paine's "The Age of Reason" is: are churches wordly establishments set-up for power and profit by creating fear in mankind? Paine concludes, that yes, it appears that all national institutions of churches are no other than human inventions. He mentions specifically Jewish, Christian and Turkish churches.  Read More »

Continued from http://progressiveu.org/blog/51167-living-epilepsy-part-2-dealing-reject...
When I entered our apartment with my prescription, my husband took one look at it and began screaming at me. I cried for the rest of the night feeling unloved and confused.  Read More »

I could tell you many stories about the women I know who have made stupid mistakes in their lives and never seem to learn. Perhaps I'm one of them :P However, I'm only going to tell you one story.  Read More »

The children of today are growing up in tougher times than those of previous generations. Besides the normal issues of childhood, children are faced with adult problems at an early age such as; "Did Mom pay the rent?", "How are we going to eat?", "Where am I going to sleep tonight?". Some children take on the parenting role of raising their younger siblings.  Read More »

Continued from http://progressiveu.org/blog/50624-living-epilepsy-part-1-diagnosis  Read More »

On December 11, 1995 a mother with high blood pressure is told her blood pressure has sky-rocketed and will not come down. She is sent to a bigger hospital where the doctors perform an emergency cesearean. Baby AJ was born two months premature and weighed only 2 lbs. Because of his size he is not capable of crying like a normal-sized baby. The mother is unable to touch or hold him.  Read More »

My son is a 9-year-old 4th grader. He is doing remarkably well this year. He made the honor roll last quarter and his teacher was thrilled. She spoke highly of him during conferences telling me how he's the best of our family to come through the school to date. She also said he's the most well-behaved in her class. A very honest student, she remarked.  Read More »