My childhood was spent in the small city of Manizales, Colombia. As the youngest in the family, my parents were quite overprotective...

When I tell people I’m 100 years old, their eyes widen like they’re looking at a rare gem. I suppose I am, but I don’t see it that way...

I’m a native New Yorker of the Upper East Side, born in January of 1956. My parents gave me a lot of freedom, and I took advantage...

Life was normal in my early youth. It wasn’t until I was 12 years old when things began to change...

My family and I lived with my maternal grandparents who were avid travelers. They would take us on trips, big and small, to let us...

My younger brother was very naughty, and while my other siblings and I were in the kitchen, we watched him drink all the coffee and then...

While working on the farm as a young boy, I had time to daydream. As I milked cows and plucked chickens, I played the “what-if” game with...

During this time in the United States, children were free to play outside without much danger. It was a simpler yet happier time, a time...

My early life was not easy because my father was an alcoholic. He would spend more than half of his salary at the local bar drinking...

Before all the construction took over, I would walk up to the hills that weren’t cleared off and breathe in the summer air. You could see...

I wanted to live a better life. I made plans and took action, thinking I could create my own future. But I now realize now that things...

When I was a little girl, I can remember my dad saying to me, my brother, and my sister: “Your papaw was a good man, and I’ve tried my...

My parents fought throughout my whole childhood. The very first memory I have is sitting in a car seat by the front door while my parents...

There were seven of us children in the family, and I was the fifth one. The life of our parents was one of compassion and giving...

After my parents divorced four years after my birth, I was raised by my paternal grandparents on their farm. At times, I had a trying...

It’s strange for me to look back on my old self, old photos, and old clothing. It’s like looking at someone else’s life that you’ve been...

My grandparents raised me and my cousin, Lance, after my parents divorced when I was five. We lived in a trailer. Grandpa made our...

I was born in Bryan, Ohio in September of 1993, arriving a year after the death of my older brother, who had been born with heart defects...

As an only child, I spent most of my childhood with my parents and other adults. I made friends in school, but I was a bit awkward...

In my home country of Kenya, it is not common for people to have dogs as pets. They are often used for protection or as working dogs...