myTakes: Family & Friends

1. "Do you remember when....?" That's how most of your conversations start. 2. You have jokes that only you two can understand 3. You look at your old pictures... ...and burst into laughter. 4. You're honest with each...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/TUCUsNx1HTs You may have done pretty well for yourself all year avoiding certain family functions, living in another state or country from them, or not picking up the phone, but now that the...

I asked my grandpa for life advice for this my take. After he was done marveling over my iPad and how far technology has come, this is what he said. 1. Thank your farmer. 2. When the men who want to talk about Jesus come...

I think most of us have had those bad neighbors or maybe just heard of them. You know, those who slam their door every damn time like there was something they wanted to kill with it, or those who sing opera in their...

When we were young, most of us had no idea what hate was. Whenever we were in a room with other children, we just looked around, and made it our mission to get to know one another and be friends because we were taught for...

To start this take I'm gonna make it clear to you. No, I don't hate my family and no, I don't regret being in my family; in fact, if I were given a chance to choose my family by God, I'd still choose them. THE DOWNSIDE:...

I have an older sister who's 2 years older than me and I just love her. However, growing up beside her, I became the less attractive sister despite the fact I'm attractive on my own. Whenever I walk beside her, I never...

1. Comparisons It makes children think, "Am I not good enough?" For the children's point of view, this is done for de-motivational purposes since this signifies that parents consider people that are much more desirable...

Backstory: My mom had me at 20 with a guy she had only been dating for 3 months and did not know what kind of person he really was. When I was 8, he went to prison for molesting 2 girls under the age of 15. After he got...

Some mistakes you do over and over. Like dating a super hot guy who's a bad boy, or enjoying one too many Mimosas at brunch on vacation. But some mistakes are so memorable you only make them once. Here's a go-to list....

Siblings are the individuals in life that will drive you crazy but love you with all their heart. I should know. I grew up with one brother and one sister and let me tell you, that was by no means an easy venture. After...

When you're like twenty, the prospects of being single are great. You can do anything, go anywhere, have the most fun you want and not be responsible for anyone or anything but yourself. Why not live that life when you're...

I would like to share in this take what it's like to live by the side of ageing parents that are like 60 and married for more than 30 years :) 1. They'll still be caring to each other after all these years together I'd...