myTakes: Family & Friends

Every year when February 14th rolls around, you hear scores of angry people mad that we need "a day" to celebrate love when it should be celebrated year round. Valentine's Day is just a day, people say, cooked up to sell...

A lot of people are struggling with depression or just feelings of worthlessness about their life. You may be comparing yourself to others whom you think are much better off than you or further in life, or you're stuck in...

There are a few times in life where you will become privy to information about a friend or family member either because they personally told you or you found out on your own, and you may be tasked with the decision of...

Ignited gunpowder does not stand side by side. Or does it? When a woman and a man come together, is it invitable to have feelings? Is it possible to become really close friends? Fifty fifty Men and women are belong to...

What lengths would you go to in order to save a friend? Unfortunately, I was forced to discover how far I'd go, clear until I ruined my best friend's life. And if I were to do it over, I would have done it sooner. "Quin"...

I've always wanted a large personal library like from Beauty and the Beast but because I also want a tiny house, I will build what is called a she-shed and make it into a library. It will look just as beautiful on the...

Most of us have been there, a friend loses a parent of a child much too young. You want to help but it just makes you uncomfortable. You don't know what it feels like but you're pretty sure there's nothing you can say...

Soo... i can't speak for everyone but to me there's plenty of reasons i'd rather be friends with guys than gals and here are my main reasons... But of course this is a complete generalisation and i can only go by my...

Now that you read the title, you probably think that this is about love. No, it is just about friendship. We all want to share some things with our friends and get some advice in return. But sometimes, we can't share...

1. I'm not a liar Yup, that's a lie. There is a glaring reason why this is number one, and that's because every human being on the planet is a liar. Let me just poke about a million holes in the defense of this one. "How...

I THOUGHT IT COULD NEVER HAPPEN It seems like it was just yesterday, but it was not. Fifteen months ago, one of my best friends committed suicide. She was young, beautiful, and successful. She had a close-knit family and...

Yes, my husband and I have been married almost four years now, but early on in our relationship we both decided that neither of us ever wanted to have children. As far as I know I have no fertility issues, and I'm...

Apologizing in 2017 apparently isn't what it used to be. According to the attitudes of our very own American president, it's seen as either a sign of weakness or a sort of shrug and F-off, because they believe they owe...

For the past nearly 15 years of my life, I have worked with children. I don't have any children, but I have worked for the YMCA for a few years, I've worked with the Girl Scouts of America, I worked for a Children's...

1. Lying Come on at least be true to your friends. If your friend asks you if something looks good or not, just tell the truth. 2. Cancelling plans I hate that a lot. Especially when they don't tell me till the last...

A betrayal is not just an aftermath of a heated disagreement; a betrayal yields a moment of truth that screams, "It's over. I'm done wasting time on you. We weren't as similar as I thought in the beginning." A betrayal is...