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My name is Frances Stanfield and I live in the Atlanta Metropolitan area. In a nutshell I am a graduate of Shorter University, currently employed with Emory University, married for over three decades and have one fantastic daughter.
Embracing the Unconventional!
Celebrating 40 years of marriage this year has prompted me to reflect on the unconventional path that brought us together.
A Letter To My Dad
Dear Dad,
Life was not always a bowl of cherries. There were good times and bad. My life memories are a whole lot clearer today.
My life In 20 Memories: List Writing
My life told in 20 memories over 47 years. The truth about my mere existence as I see it and a conversation with my mother.
Meeting My Half Siblings
Meeting my half-siblings was another item on my to-do list after meeting my biological father
Stepmothers are Moms Too: Blended Families
Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.
Meet Your Biological Grandfather: Family Secret
As I continued to cope with the new knowledge of my biological father. I moved on to the first of six important conversations I needed to have beginning with my daughter.
Family Secrets: Joined by the Blood
"It is enlightenment to find that my aunt (by marriage) is also my first cousin (by blood) and that my first cousin (her daughter) is my first and second cousin both by blood.
The Real Truth About Survival
I was 18 when I left home like a thief in the night. Exhausted from a mentally draining home life, I ran away from my family without a word…