I have a 9 year old daughter that is what I call high needs. I’ve never known another child like this. She is very brilliant and excels in her school work. She is compassionate and empathetic and will often cry about another person’s situation. She is organized, punctual, mindful of the rules, and holds everyone to a high standard without being judgmental. At the same time she lacks self control, has emotional swings, becomes overwhelmed by change, is overly concerned with appearances and fitting ...
Deaths Song A rose drop reflected in glass where visions dance with the soft touch of moth wings powered and faultering firefly light a first spark each eye blinking alternatively Breathe softly lips upon gentle petals a flavor on the tongue sweetest of nectar Snow blossoms unfurl in a show of crimson heat against the cold wind serenading ...
Updated 08-20-2008 at 08:11 PM by Dark Muse
Today when I walked my dog, I witnessed a playful young dog bounding in the field with reckless abandon. Not an unusual sight at all in my part of the world. Pepper and I continued walking down the path, when a man bolted through the bushes -- looked left, looked right -- then bolted across our path and into the field. Hollering "Daisy, get here right now!" Daisy had apparently not kept by the man's side. When Daisy got to the man, he screamed "who ...
My little girl met a new friend, just the other day, on the playground at school between the tires and the swings But she came home with tear-filled eyes, and she said to me "Daddy, Alyssa lies" Well I just brushed it off at first, 'cause I didn't know how much my little girl had been hurt or the things she had seen. I wasn't ready when I said "You can tell me" and she said... ...
*dejectedly* Shall we try something easier? How about we all just start a thread?