My First Love

A new boy came to our kindergarten group. One day, we were looking at flowers outside...

Kindergarten

When my parents took me back, I was five. They used their connections to put me into...

Why I don't have Children

My reason for not having a child is complex, as reasons usually are, but it can be...

Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Years

I lived apart from my parents between my first and fifth birthdays, and then once...

Cousin

The closest person to a sibling - I called him brother - was my male cousin, who was...

Paternal Grandfather

He was a thin and muscular guy who survived five years of war, built his own house,...

The First Year of My Life

The first year of my live I spent living with my student-parents in a large city. My...

Paternal Grandparents

My father's mother and father married against the will of my granddad's wealthy...

Maternal Grandmother

My grandmother on my mother's side was a Siberian Russian. She was very pretty and...

My Mother

My mother was a ballerina in her early youth. She was not happy with the perspective...