Sentences with phrase «stories about family members»

Students have often told stories about family members and important events in their lives.

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Today, insecurity is just as powerful a motivator as it was when I was young and members of my family all gathered around the dinner table recounting stories about our day.

In addition to sharing stories about his work and family life, he invites community members to share their stories of how they've discovered their calling in life, and encourages them to celebrate their successes.

«Some of the intimidation has been routine: following diplomats or their family members, showing up at their social events uninvited or paying reporters to write negative stories about them.

«In a few short weeks we hope to welcome a new member into the family, a baby boy or girl who will hear wonderful stories about his or her granddad,» she said.

Team members find it easy to relate to stories about learning experiences and family challenges.

A Facebook post, Instagram caption or series of tweets starts innocently enough, and suddenly your social media «friend» is ranting about Starbucks cups, burning bridges with their own family members or making problematic «observations» while sharing a local news story.

We've tried not to let that story get out to our Protestant family members, lest it confirm their worst suspicions about what Catholics really believe.)

I have told many friends and family members about «Green Stories.»

I got to be pretty good at brushing off the comments and ignoring the unwanted advice, but the more I looked into it, the more stories I heard about parents of breastfed babies being hassled by family members, strangers or even their own doctors about the lack of «adequate» weight gain, regardless of the size of the parents or the health of the child.

We'd like to think that the story itself is enough to make the biography interesting, and that's sometimes true when we're writing a biography about a family member to be read by other family members.

I know it would be a heck of a lot easier to do that, but every time I share my story one on one with a friend, they tell me about their experience of having friends or family members with some type of maternal mood disorder ranging from the baby blues to depression.

Newspaper stories continue to trickle out about the Hevesi aides, family members, and contributors who purportedly benefited from the relationship.

When family members make comments that are inappropriate and / or hurtful (e.g, when your mother tells your boyfriend not to listen to anything you say about her — sad - but - true story), envision those lovely comments bouncing off you, again and again and again, and flying right out the window.

Or stories about a desperately ill family member who needs help with medical expenses.

I read many positive reviews and testimonials about this service, also stories of success from those members who already found their right half and built a happy international family with the help of the agency.

But directors Lee Unkrich (Toy Story 3) and Adrian Molina have crafted a beautiful and touching fable about the way memories can keep family members and friends alive even after they've passed away.

Using her own family members as subjects, Polley uses the contradicting stories of her relatives to uncover a bigger truth about storytelling, and the unbreakable bond of family despite life's many -LSB-...]

In this character drama, it's side characters like her that don't belong in a family's personal story about the bonds that members of this family feel for one another.

Using specific names for people, places, and things — for instance, if a story was about a particular family member, stating that person's name and relationship to the student.

The summer is full of opportunities to plan a meal or a field trip to a favorite location, to write a poem or story, or even post signs in the yard or neighborhood about the genius of this designated family member.

Instead of having students take a pet hamster home over the weekend, let them use the Fitbit to track their steps and tell a story about their soccer game or long walk with a special family member.

During NCSW, CCS will present stories on their social media accounts from teachers, staff, scholars and their families about their experiences as members of a charter school.

A slyly political collection of stories about immigration, broken dreams, Los Angeles gang members, Latin American families, and other tales of high stakes journeys, from the award - winning author of War by Candlelight and At Night We Walk in Circles.

The story she referred to was about a former staff member of the Hemitage who, like nearly 2000 other staff and their families, spent the winter of 1941 living in the basement of the museum while the Nazis besieged the city.

Anyone with a true story to tell about the challenges or the satisfactions of confronting mental health problems — whether your own or those of a friend, colleague, or family member — is encouraged to apply.

I think in this book part of the importance of the story is that the reader, like the members of Violet's family, knew little about Violet's history.

This is a story about a family whose members gain a special kind of power when they turn 13, and the protagonist, Mibs, can't wait to find out what her talent will be.

But each one also has a story of personal exasperation about the last time a family member or a loved one was hospitalized or rushed to an emergency room or received an incomprehensible, outrageous bill.

The media bombards the public with stories of dog fighting rings and other incidents of aggression involving Pitbulls, but has little to say about the thousands of Pits who are members of loving, stable family homes.

Do you have an amazing adoption story about how you came to find your new furry family member?

If it really is all about how well brought up the dog is, then how can we explain the success stories of ex fighting dogs or victims of serious abuse becoming brilliant, well adjusted members of the family?

We have seen a number of stories this week about people dying and their living family members turned their pets into high kill shelters because either couldn't keep them or they didn't want them.

There have been many stories told about Newfoundland dogs saving their owners or family members from drowning in pools or beaches.

It's hard to avoid harrowing stories about loyal Pit Bulls saving family members in fires, serving as police dogs, or helping people as service dogs.

Some of them confirmed they had heard stories, but we still got no closer to confirming any rumours until suddenly three calls came in on the same morning about the same case and we spoke with a family member of the farmer concerned.

The Pinterest - based contest encourages users to celebrate their adopted furry family members with pictures, stories and tips about adopting shelter and rescue pets to win one of 11 prizes.

I was recently having breakfast with a family member who told a story about a cat he had when he was a child.

Our story is not just about the Labradors that come into our care but the families whose lives are enriched because of having this special breed as a member.

We see this initial public offering, or IPO, as an opportunity to welcome new members to our growing family, so just like we tell our story to each new team member who joins the Buff, we think it's only fitting for you to learn about our history and what we stand for.

Join Kyle Haste of MonsterVine's IndieComplete podcast for the in - depth discussion about What Remains of Edith Finch, a game where players find their way through a series of short stories with Edith Finch, a women who has returned to the abandon Finch family estate that she has inherited, a huge sea - side home packed with the remnants and memories of generations deceased Finch family members.

Drawing from her personal memories of the effects of Alzheimer's on family members, heroic stories of public figures coping with the disease, and research conducted with neurologists and geoscientists, Biggs raises fundamental questions about how we become — and how we lose our sense of — who we are.

Drawing from her personal memories of the effects of Alzheimer's on family members, heroic stories of public figures coping with the disease, and research conducted with neurologists and geoscientists, Biggs raises fundamental questions about how we become --- and how we lose our sense of --- who we are.

Rauschenberg, who died on May 12, 2008, at age 83 after years of declining health, was eulogized by an impressive array of friends, family members, and colleagues — everyone from artists Chuck Close and James Rosenquist (who told a funny - sad story about Rauschenberg kicking a tray of Jack Daniels six feet into the air after a waiter refused to serve him) to choreographer Merce Cunningham and curator Thomas Krens.

Hearing their stories of family members and friends afflicted with various types of cancer (the valley's cancer mortality rates are about 6 % higher than the rest of the country) brought home the truly devastating effects of the plant.

Whether it's about insurance, fintech, design, female entrepreneurship, or more, there's a good chance you'll see a member of the PolicyGenius family with a friendly smile and a funny story at an industry event.

Launch into another story about a recent altercation with a turkey; instruct family member not to ask

Most of us don't think twice about getting good medical attention for children and other family members, but it is a complete different story when it comes to the woman's health care.

Even before young children can read, family members, childcare providers and teachers read them stories about people in far away places, sometimes from the distant past and sometimes about people whose lives are similar to their own.

The client and the client's family then tell a story using the puppets, and the therapist interviews each family member about the story, then discusses the story with the whole group.