Yannely Suero : A Short Story

The Father may not see himself or his decisions as selfish or cruel because he thought it was in the best interest for his child. While from a parents perspective this is a noble thing to do protecting their offspring. In the world they are living death is more suitable then live. The father is forced to do things he wouldn’t normally do “from the moment the father

When I was five years old, my mom told me that there were some children who didn’t have moms. I was shocked, and told my mother frankly that I’d be their mom. Caring for children with early trauma has been the driving passion of my life. When I was six and again when I was eight, my parents adopted children from Vietnam. Having siblings who were born and orphaned in another country put a very personal face for me on human rights and child welfare issues around the world. I’ve spent the last four years working for the International Foster Care program at Catholic Charities Fort

There is no denial that fathers are integral members of our society. According to the US. Census Beurea, 1 in 4 children in the country live without fathers. This lack of domestic stability leaves them disproportionately susceptible to substance abuse, gang violence, premature parenthood, poverty, and suicide. The question then remains: “What defines a father?”.

NyL Thompson is a 20 year old Junior Social Work major. She attends a Historically Black University. She resides off campus in her own apartment. NyL grew up in a supportive and loving home which consisted of herself, her older brother & sister, her mother, and her step father. When NyL was in the fourth grade she moved from the only home, school, and friends she had ever know and into a new neighborhood and school, she did not understand why her mother would do such a thing and began to become upset at her mother. At the age of fourteen NyL lost her father due to health conditions. For days NyL would not eat, for weeks, and months she would lose focus and find herself thinking about her father, she became depressed. When she graduated from high school she began her journey as a college student. She had never experienced stress levels of this height, and began adjusting her body as it became a “norm”.

As parents begin the adoption process it is common to feel anxious about the emotional bond that must be created and many times will choose a closed adoption in order to “cut all ties” with the biological mother. Some parents worry how that secrecy will affect the child later in life and chooses to keep an open relationship with the birthmother. Furthermore, adoption is a delicate process and parents should be aware on how adoption has been associated with the feeling of abandonment that leads to the later struggle of the child’s understanding their identity.

Allie Hernandez is eight-years old when she finds out about the monster hiding under her bed. The day had started out like any other day for the young girl. She woke up with a little skip to her steps because the sun was shining beautifully that morning. She changed into baggy closes and wore ratty sneaker, but she didn't mind since her parents told her about them being tight on cash and not being able to buy her anything new. She skipped to the tiny kitchen in their small, dingy apartment. She grabbed her pink stool to reach her favorite cereal, Cheerios. She didn't bother to grab a bowl since it was too high up in the cupboard. She ate straight from the box and then washed it down by drinking from the milk carton.

In today’s ever changing world of family problems and instability, fathers are becoming a very scarce commodity. There is a major crisis brewing in the United States and the family unit is coming under siege. (According to the U.S. Census Bureau, over 24 four million children live without a father, that’s one out of every three children living in a home with one of the supporting pillars in a family.) With the father absence in these child lives, they become more prone to various problems in life later on. Everything from dropping out of school to going to prison, the chances of this happening increase dramatically.

Mark comes home one day to see both of his parents sitting at the table staring at him. A sense of suspicion creeps into his mind. His dad sternly requests Mark to sit down. At that moment, Mark’s parents inform him that he is adopted. As Mark recollects the event in his mind years later, that was the point where his life changed forever. Children around the world experience the life changing event and nothing prepared them for it, but it can be avoided through open adoption. The subject of adoption continues to be a problematic topic, but for the betterment of the people involved, open adoption brings the child a sense of wholeness, more information on the child’s background, and lessens the grief of the birth mother.

Hola Ken! Hope you have begun well the week, that you are ok and your leg is feeling much better now.

Mr. Gallego then mentions that one of his most memorable experiences from the war; was a near death experience. “I passed out from lake of oxygen in the ball turret; and you were suppose to die within three minutes, if you don't have oxygen. Up at that altitude at 30,000 ft. You die of anoxia. And every few minutes the bombardier would have an oxygen check. “Bombardier to crew, bombardier to crew. Oxygen check.” You're suppose to tail gun up that way.” Everyone had to respond whenever there was an oxygen check. They had called out to the person in the ball turret. “No response from the guy in the ball turret (chuckles) OK. Again, ball turret answer. No response.” They had sent a fellow crew member to help him. His name was Carl Jones, he was

Growing up with the extraordinary parents that I had nobody expected anything less from me. My mother without realizing taught me that it was acceptable to take risks, to face your fears with everything that you have, to pursue your dreams, and do anything that you love. Therefore, for the longest time I was a daughter terrified to disappoint her parents in any way. Meanwhile, my life was taking a complete change, I had just started to attend a leadership program, Vision in Movement, in Denver, Co because I was curious. In all honesty I didn’t know what I was searching for, but I met the most incredible people, coaches named Jorge and Rossy were an amazing support system. As a matter of fact, it was an unforgettable summer that impacted my

All of a sudden it was like fireworks exploded in Montresor’s head, the only thing he ever truly wanted was done and gone. His plan had worked so why was he so gloomy about it? Sure, maybe Fortunado wasn’t all bad but he wasn’t a saint either. As a matter of fact, Montressro boasted to himself, I’m practically doing God’s work! Ignoring his servant’s questions, Montressor rushed out of the seemingly never-ending hallway right to the garage door where he shouted out an “I’ll be back!” and slammed the door.

This is a qualitative study that will examine the avenues for relief after experiencing the impact of paternity (Creswell. 2009).

In a cruel world, the perfect mess, a mess only one person can end… Ylan!

She could have laughed with utter delight at the tension that brewed between the two, the way that a woman watched her like a suspicious dog stepping carefully about a bird with a sharp beak. The fury that had caused her blood to boil was settling into something much more cautious, but infinitely more threatening. It was the difference between the pleasure one got from pulling the trigger that executed their enemy and the satisfaction that was obtained from slipping the knife between the ribs of a victim of vengeance. But such satisfaction was only doubled with time, becoming richer as time passed -- so that one day it might be indulged like a fine wine.