Wiki Web Warrior

Learn Spanish today! By Ellen Richardson, Wiki Web Warrior Staff (This essay omits names and contains fictionalized elements. It is intended for entertainment purposes only.) I still remember the look on my mom’s face when she heard the news. I felt the tears welling up when I stepped out into the hallway to give her and the doctor some privacy. Then I got another shock. I called my husband at work and gave him an update. Our relationship became strained after I caught him cheating with a coworker. But I took him back believing our marriage was worth saving. I worked as a paralegal for a Phoenix law firm. Dan ran a real estate agency in the Phoenix area and brought in most of the money in our household.  He made easily enough to support us.  But when I told him I’d have to cut back on work to get mom to her various treatments and get her through this difficult diagnosis, Dan said no. Mom encouraged me to leave Dan after the affair and maybe he knew it. Still, I found it hard t...

Create the life you desire . By Janet Yang, Wiki Web Warrior Staff (This  as   told  by  essay  omits names and contains fictionalized elements. It is intended for entertainment purposes only.) My older brother died when I was just 15 years old. I’ll never forget that day if I live to be 100. Growing up black in Chicago takes hustle and luck. Don’t believe anyone who tells you differently. My brother Terence and I grew up with a single mother. Daddy split when I was 5 and Terence was 10. My mom worked long hours to keep us fed and clothed. But that meant we fended for ourselves most of the time when she was at the office. Gangs now play a huge part in life on the streets in chi-town – at least for black folks. And shortly after Terence turned 17, a local hood named Crossbones recruited him into that life.  Survive the coming collapse How the Streets Claimed My Brother I saw less and less of Terence after that. And when I saw him, he seemed changed. Once I ...

 Make your man love you with a kiss . By Sharonda Crosby, Wiki Web Warrior Staff (This  as   told  by  essay  omits names and contains fictionalized elements. It is intended for entertainment purposes only.) I grew up a country girl in Meridian, Mississippi. So when I realized my life’s ambition of marrying the man of my dreams and moving with him to the big city of Dallas, Texas, I thought I had arrived. I wasn’t prepared for the pressures that big city living and our new situation there would create. Jim worked as a preacher. More specifically, he served as the young adult pastor of a successful Dallas megachurch. Jim put in long hours at the church. And I found it intimidating to be a pastor’s wife in such a tight knit community. The congregation seemed very focused on me. And I learned later this is to be expected in such a highly visible position. I soon became concerned that my every word and action were being scrutinized. Save your marriage today! Th...