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A History of Names
The history of names is so ancient that no one know quite where it began. Oral and written history both profess people having names. Earlier names seem to have some sort of meaning, usually descriptive. In contrast, today’s names are usually given...
Calling Forth a Soulmate
How do I draw a soulmate into my life? You don't. I've read plenty of books that tell you how to do it, but I don't believe for a minute that you can place your cosmic order and your perfect ideal twin soul is going to materialize just like...
How to Keep Your Child Safe Using Your Emotional Intelligence
Keeping your child safe, and training them to stay safe is a full-time job and one of your most important responsibilities. Protecting your child means using your emotional intelligence - empathy, emotions, intuition. To keep your child safe,...
Things to Make Your Gap Year in Africa Easy!
The kind of things you pack when you go on a trip says a lot about where you're heading and what you're going to be doing. Taking a warm top and a ‘blanky’ is OK if you're going to stay at Granny’s house, but when you're taking a gap year in...
Top Ten Best Excuses To Not Use The Time Of Your Life
“Time is on my side, yes, it is!” Each time I think of time, Mike Jagger’s melody enters my mind… For me it is a song, for another a tragedy. What is time, that it consumes so many of us; how much of it we have, how little, what to do with it, how...
 
Life Isn't Fair

Life isn't fair doesn't necessarily mean you are being mistreated.

Life isn't fair. It never has been.

I had a 9 p.m. curfew all the way through high school. For my brother, it was midnight. By the time my sisters were in high school, I think Ma had given up on a curfew all together. If not, the curfew must have been, "Be home in a week."

Life isn't fair. It never has been.

My first accounting job was a bookkeper at a construction company. At bonus time, everyone got a bonus, but me. I'm not sure if it was because I was in a support position or because I was a woman. I was young and secure. I didn't ask.

Life isn't fair. It never has been.

When my oldest child was born, my husband worked out of town 275 days a year. That made me a single mom with a second income. I had no help with midnight feedings. Few days off and very little adult companionship--my friends all worked while I stayed home with my baby.

Life isn't fair. It never has been.

As an adult, I have never been on public assistance. I have never gone hungry. I have never known what it is to sleep on the streets. I know many have experienced all


Wind Power Wanes With Fading Federal Incentives
Wind power, one of the largest segments of the renewable energy market, will experience a sharp decline in growth this year. The slowdown comes as a surprise because the stimulus bill included $43 billion for energy projects -- a big boost for renewable forms of electricity.

Obama Seeking $50 Billion For Infrastructure
The investments in the nation's roads, railways and runways are part of a package of targeted proposals that must be approved by Congress, which is highly uncertain at a time when many legislators and voters are worried about adding to federal deficits.


of these things.

Life isn't fair. It never has been.

Last year around this time, I became pregnant with twins. I didn't ask for twins. I didn't plan on twins. God blessed me with two little lives, two precious babies who smile when I talk to them. They were born healthy and happy. Thousands of women go through fertility treatments every day, praying for just one baby. Many will never have a child. I have three.

Life isn't fair. It never has been.

For every instance life is unfair to my chagrin, I can name an instance when life is unfair to my advantage.

Maybe life is fair.

About the Author

Betsy Gallup is a full-time mother to an 11-year-old son, and infant twins. She has had several articles, essays, and short stories published. She is now writing a non-fiction book under contract for publication, and she has recently procured an agent to represent her first novel, Destiny, a suspense/romance delving into the world of a renown psychic. With what time she has left, she operates www.whimsplace.com, a showcase for the work of talented writers.