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My name is Sloane Claire Etherington and I'm 20 years old. I've recently started university and I'm majoring in Music, I'd like to one day compose scores for movies. In one of my core, non-major-related classes, I meet a guy, Alfred "Alfie" Xavier Barclay, and he's 21 years old. Alfie lives in his own apartment only a few blocks away from our campus. He's majoring in Psychology and wants to be a clinical psychologist. The two of us hit it off almost immediately, and that weekend, we go on our first date - A picnic in a park on the campus' quad. It was lovely, Alfie set up the whole basket with the checkered table cloth, a bottle of sparking apple cider, a fruit salad, fun finger sandwiches and some more. It was really lovely. We date for the remainder of university, two years, then we move in together into Alfie's apartment.

 

It's been a year since I graduated university, and I'm now 23 years old and Alfie is 24 years old. We've now both got jobs in the fields we majored in. I'm working as an Assistant Film Scorer while Alfie works as a Youth Psychologist.

 

As we're beginning to get financially stable, Alfie and I begin talking about getting married. One evening, Alfie  takes me  back to where our first date was, on one knee, and he proposes. Excited and not expecting a proposal at all, I say yes, but smile and admit that I also have news to share with him--I'm pregnant!

 

We decide to quickly plan a small, intimate wedding, skipping a honeymoon afterward, with just close friends and family, so that we can get married before the baby comes along and chaos ensues.  We ended up going with a light green and brown theme for the wedding.

 

Just a month after the wedding, Alfie and I welcome our beautiful baby girl - Alice Ethan Barclay into the world. She's darling and precious with ten perfect fingers and ten perfect toes and Alfie and I could not be more in love with her if we tried. 

 

Two years later, Alfie and I are enjoying our nice little family with Alice, who is now two years old, when I feel nauseous. Thinking it's just the flu, I don't decide to go to see a doctor until I start feeling extremely nauseous for more than a few days. At the doctor's office, they have you take a pregnancy test, and as I'd begun to suspect, I found out that I was pregnant with our second child.

 

Ironically, Alfie had had a doctor's appointment to check his blood pressure among other routine things, so when the two of us met up at the house we'd bought shortly after Alice was born that evening, we both had stories to share. I tell Alfie that I'm pregnant, and he's overjoyed. Even Alice starts clapping, sensing the excitement. Then Alfie gets a pained look on his face and tells me his own news: he has lung cancer from all the secondhand smoke he took in as a child, both of his parents smoked, but he never did.

 

I spend the next few days crying, but Alfie  promises he'll fight with all his might. It's a rough few months with lots of doctor's appointments, I cry often and clutch Alice close to me. I leave angry voice mails to his parents and spend hours on the phone with my mother, sobbing. Talking about how I'm not sure what I'll do if I lose Alfie, he's my other half, the light of my life.

 

Just two weeks after Alice's third birthday, Alfie and I welcomed our second daughter, Emily Alfreda-Xena Barclay into the world and she is just as perfect as Alice was when she was born.

 

It's been three bumpy years. Alice is now six years old and in first grade, and Emily is now three years old. Alice is a super active little girl, she loves sports but her favorite one to play is soft ball while Emily loves to be read to and look through picture books non-stop, her favorite time is with her daddy, working on her reading skills by reading her favorite picture books to Alfie.

 

At this point, I try not to think about it, but Alfie's cancer is getting worse. It gets to the point where he has to stay in the hospital nearly full-time. Alice and Emily miss their daddy whenever they aren't visiting him there. One day, the doctor gives me a call and asks me to come in, recommending I bring the kids, because things are going downhill fast. 

 

The goodbye is painful as the heart monitor machine slows to a stop. Alice, Emily and I are devastated, but I keep it together and refuse to slip into a depression for my girls, they just lost their father and I need to be strong for them. 

 

Only a few days after Alfie's funeral, I start to feel sick again. It's like it was before Emily was born, but I'm wondering if the loss of Alfie is making me feel that way. I take a pregnancy test just to be safe, and, shockingly, it comes back positive. I'm filled with mixed emotions, because I love my kids dearly and Alfie and I had always wanted a big family together - talking about it often before he got sick, but the fact that Alfie wasn't going to be able to see our third child come into the world, be there for him or her...but I knew I wanted this baby more than anything, this last piece of Alfie.

 

When I go to the doctor and find out I'm expecting a little boy, I'm inconsolable and have to call my mother to come pick me up from the doctor. My son will never know his father and Alfie will never get to see his little boy. It's a struggle, but with strong and supportive family and seeing a therapist bi-weekly, I somehow start to get through it and be strong and even start to feel real joy and just in time for the birth of my little man, I decide to use Alfie's boy first name pick from when we were pregnant with Alice, Levi, for him and then for his middle name, Solace for the joy and comfort he brings into all of our lives after Alfie's loss, Levi Solace Barclay is born hearty and healthy.

 

The Barclay Family

 

DW: Sloane Claire Barclay (nee Etherington) [31] [Film Scorer]

Dec. DH: Alfred "Alfie" Xavier Barclay [dec.] [Youth Psychologist]

 

DD1: Alice Ethan Barclay [7]

DD2: Emily Alfreda-Xena Barclay [4]

DS1: Levi Solace Barclay [0]

 

Sloane Barclay (and dec. husband Alfie Barclay); with Alice, Emily & Levi

[allofthestars28]

Delilah Claire Fletcher{25}

Engineering Director

 

Dashiell Garrett Beckar{7}

Shy and sweet

 

Caroline Aria Beckar{4}

Obsessed with big brothter Dash

and follows him around

 

and new baby Louise Hope Beckar

[Laugh-Dream-Love]

Me: Leonie Kate [Applewhite] Cunningham (27) - Accountant

Him: Ash Barnaby Cunningham (dec.) - Father of Harry, William, and Isaac

 

Our son: Harry Bernard Cunningham (7) - Very artistic and imaginative

Our son: William Asher Cunningham (4) - Obsessed with Harry, follows him around

Our son: Isaac Valor Cunningham (nb)

 

 

Leonie Cunningham with Harry, William, and Isaac

 

 

First date is mini-golfing, which Leonie wins.

Wedding colours are blue and white.

[brimariiee]

Your Name: Lola Kate Parker

Your Age: 21

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You have recently started college/university.
What is your major? Medicine.
What are you planning to be once you graduate?: Pediatrician.

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In one of your core, non-major-related classes, you meet a guy that's around your age. He lives in his own apartment only a few blocks away from your campus.

His Name: Elias 'Eli' Gideon Carpenter

His Age: 20

His Major: English

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The two of you hit it off almost immediately, and that weekend, you go on your first date.
Where do you go?: You two go out to a mall because he has to get a gift for his sister and he wants your input.

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You date for the remainder of college/university, then you two move in together into his apartment.

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It's been a year since you graduated, so you're now age 24 and your boyfriend is 23.
You've now both got jobs in the fields you majored in, a pediatrician and a high school English teacher.

 

As you're beginning to get financially stable, you and your boyfriend are talking about getting married. One evening, he takes you back to where your first date was, gets down on one knee, and proposes. Excited and not expecting a proposal at all, you say yes, but smile and admit that you have news to share with him--you're pregnant!

 

You two decide to quickly plan a small, intimate wedding, skipping a honeymoon afterward, with just close friends and family, so that you can get married before the baby comes along and chaos ensues. 

 

What are your wedding theme colors?: Teal and white

 

Only a month after your wedding, you give birth to your child.

 

Gender: boy

Name: Sawyer Gabriel Carpenter
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Two years later you and your husband are enjoying your nice little family with your son, who is now two years old, when you feel nauseous. Thinking it's just the flu, you don't decide to go to see a doctor until you start feeling extremely nauseous for more than a few days. At the doctor's office, they have you take a pregnancy test, and as you'd begun to suspect, you found out that you were pregnant with your second child.

 

Ironically, your husband had had a doctor's appointment to check his blood pressure among other routine things, so when you two met up at the house you'd bought shortly after the baby was born that evening, you both had stories to share. You tell him you're pregnant, and he's overjoyed. Even your little son starts clapping, sensing the excitement. Then your husband gets a pained look on his face and tells you his own news: he has lung cancer from all the secondhand smoke he took in as a child (both of his parents smoke(d), but he doesn't). 

 

You spend the next few days crying, but your husband promises he'll fight with all his might. Soon you give birth to a healthy new baby, just after your son's 3rd birthday .

 

Gender: boy

Name: Elliot Gideon Carpenter

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It's been three bumpy years. Your oldest child is now six years old and in first grade, and your youngest is now three years old. 

 

What is your six-year-old's personality like?: very artistic and imaginative

What is your three-year-old's personality like?: obsessed with older sibling, follows him around

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At this point, you try not to think about it, but your husband's cancer is getting worse. It gets to the point where he has to stay in the hospital nearly full-time. The kids miss their daddy whenever they aren't visiting him there. One day, the doctor gives you a call and asks you to come in, recommending you bring the kids, because things are going downhill fast. 

 

The goodbye is painful as the heart monitor machine slows to a stop. You and the kids are devastated, but you keep it together and refuse to slip into a depression for their sake. 

 

Only a few days after your husband's funeral, you start to feel sick again. It's like it was before your second child was born, but you're wondering if the loss of your husband is making you feel that way. You take a pregnancy test just to be safe, and, shockingly, it comes back positive. You're filled with mixed emotions, because you love your kids dearly and had been hoping to have more before your husband got sick, but the fact that he wasn't going to be able to see his child's birth was almost too much to bear. 

 

Regardless, the new baby comes when your oldest child is seven years old and your youngest is four. 

 

Gender: girl

Name:  Eliza Faith Carpenter

[penguinlover351]

Your Name: Annabelle 'Anna' Kit Fallon

Your Age: 22

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You have recently started college/university.
What is your major?: Art Studies.
What are you planning to be once you graduate?: Painter.

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In one of your core, non-major-related classes, you meet a guy that's around your age. He lives in his own apartment only a few blocks away from your campus.

His Name: August 'Auggie' Tobias Hudson

His Age: 22

His Major: Psychology

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The two of you hit it off almost immediately, and that weekend, you go on your first date.
Where do you go?: A picnic in a park on or near your campus

---

You date for the remainder of college/university, then you two move in together into his apartment.

---

It's been a year since you graduated, so you're now age 25 and your boyfriend is 25.
You've now both got jobs in the fields you majored in, a painter and group psychotherapist.

 

As you're beginning to get financially stable, you and your boyfriend are talking about getting married. One evening, he takes you back to where your first date was, gets down on one knee, and proposes. Excited and not expecting a proposal at all, you say yes, but smile and admit that you have news to share with him--you're pregnant!

 

You two decide to quickly plan a small, intimate wedding, skipping a honeymoon afterward, with just close friends and family, so that you can get married before the baby comes along and chaos ensues. 

 

What are your wedding theme colors?: Light green and brown

 

Only a month after your wedding, you give birth to your child.

 

Gender: Boy

Name: Archer Oz Hudson

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Two years later you and your husband are enjoying your nice little family with your son , who is now two years old, when you feel nauseous. Thinking it's just the flu, you don't decide to go to see a doctor until you start feeling extremely nauseous for more than a few days. At the doctor's office, they have you take a pregnancy test, and as you'd begun to suspect, you found out that you were pregnant with your second child.

 

Ironically, your husband had had a doctor's appointment to check his blood pressure among other routine things, so when you two met up at the house you'd bought shortly after the baby was born that evening, you both had stories to share. You tell him you're pregnant, and he's overjoyed. Even your little son starts clapping, sensing the excitement. Then your husband gets a pained look on his face and tells you his own news: he has lung cancer from all the secondhand smoke he took in as a child (both of his parents smoke(d), but he doesn't). 

 

You spend the next few days crying, but your husband promises he'll fight with all his might. Soon you give birth to a healthy new baby, just after your son's 3rd birthday .

 

Gender: Girl

Name: Catherine August Hudson

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It's been three bumpy years. Your oldest child is now six years old and in first grade, and your youngest is now three years old. 

 

What is your six-year-old's personality like?: shy and sweet

What is your three-year-old's personality like?: sweet and low-maintenance

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At this point, you try not to think about it, but your husband's cancer is getting worse. It gets to the point where he has to stay in the hospital nearly full-time. The kids miss their daddy whenever they aren't visiting him there. One day, the doctor gives you a call and asks you to come in, recommending you bring the kids, because things are going downhill fast. 

 

The goodbye is painful as the heart monitor machine slows to a stop. You and the kids are devastated, but you keep it together and refuse to slip into a depression for their sake. 

 

Only a few days after your husband's funeral, you start to feel sick again. It's like it was before your second child was born, but you're wondering if the loss of your husband is making you feel that way. You take a pregnancy test just to be safe, and, shockingly, it comes back positive. You're filled with mixed emotions, because you love your kids dearly and had been hoping to have more before your husband got sick, but the fact that he wasn't going to be able to see his child's birth was almost too much to bear. 

 

Regardless, the new baby comes when your oldest child is seven years old and your youngest is four. 

 

Gender: boy

Name: Jasper Valor Hudson

[const3llati0ns]

Annabelle and Elijah met in college, where she was a mechanical engineering major, while he was an art studies major. They had a core class together, and decided to go on a date. Their first date was Elijah teaching Annabelle to dance in his apartent. They dated all throughout college and eventually moved in together.

 

A year after graduation, Annabelle and Elijah both have jobs in their respected fields. Annabelle is work as a Aerospace Human Systems Integration Engineer. Elijah is an elementary school art teacher. Elijah eventually proposes, only to find out that Annabelle is pregnant! They get married, and their wedding colors are teal and white. A month later, their son Archer Tristan Entrance-Bukowski is born.

 

Two years later, and Elijah and Annabelle are enjoying their family. After being sick for awhile, Annabelle goes to the doctor, where she finds out she is pregnant again! She is excited, until Elijah tells her he also had a doctors appointment, and he discoered that he has lung cancer caused by his parent's smoking when he was a child. He promises to fight for his life.

 

After Archer's third birthday, Annabelle gives birth to their second son, Clay Elijah. 

 

~~

 

Archer is now six years old and in first grade, and Clay is now three. Archer is very smart, but he's a little troublemaker. Clay LOVES to read, and is always looking through picture books. Elijah is getting worse, and is in the hospital most of the time. The kids are missing their father. One day, the doctor calls them in, saying that Elijah is going downhill fast. Elijah passes away while they are there, and Annabelle decides she needs to stay strong for her kids.

 

A few days after Elijah's funeral, Annabelle starts to feel sick again. Annabelle discovers she is pregnant. Annabelle is conflicted, because she wanted more kids, but she also wants her husband there. 

 

Annabelle's third son is named Samuel Sage Enterance-Bukowski.

 

 

 

DW Annabelle Tamar Enterance [30]

Job - Aerospace Human Systems Integration Engineer 

 

DH Elijah Xavier Bukowski [deceased]

 

DS Archer Tristan Enterance-Bukowski [7]

DS Clay Elijah Enterance-Bukowski [4]

DS Samuel Sage Enterance-Bukowski [infant]

[MusicCharm]

It's been three bumpy years. Your oldest child is now six years old and in first grade, and your youngest is now three years old. 

 

Hart is smart, but a troublemaker

Will is obsessed with Hart, always following him around

 

At this point, you try not to think about it, but your husband's cancer is getting worse. It gets to the point where he has to stay in the hospital nearly full-time. The kids miss their daddy whenever they aren't visiting him there. One day, the doctor gives you a call and asks you to come in, recommending you bring the kids, because things are going downhill fast. 

 

The goodbye is painful as the heart monitor machine slows to a stop. You and the kids are devastated, but you keep it together and refuse to slip into a depression for their sake. 

 

Only a few days after your husband's funeral, you start to feel sick again. It's like it was before your second child was born, but you're wondering if the loss of your husband is making you feel that way. You take a pregnancy test just to be safe, and, shockingly, it comes back positive. You're filled with mixed emotions, because you love your kids dearly and had been hoping to have more before your husband got sick, but the fact that he wasn't going to be able to see his child's birth was almost too much to bear. 

 

Regardless, the new baby comes when your oldest child is seven years old and your youngest is four. 

 

Gender: Girl

Name: Louise Faith Hayes

 

DW: Ellington Maeve Hayes

DS: Hart Gabriel Hayes

DS: William "Will" August Hayes

DD: Louise "Lula" Faith Hayes

[astrothief42]

My name is ​​Laurel Jade Endicott​. I am 22 years old, and I study at Harvard University. I meet ​Ian Gregory Bicchieri ​in my Biology class. I am studying Business, and he is studying Music. We start studying together, and soon enough, he asks me out. We go bowling and get pizza. I am pretty bad at it, but it is still fun, nonetheless. He is a sweet guy and really easy to get along with. He's 2 years younger than me, but as age is just a number, we decide to date for the rest of the year, and I move into his apartment when I graduate. 

 

​----

 

It's been a year since I graduated, so I'm now 25, and my boyfriend is 23. We've now both got jobs in the fields we majored in. I am currently an Executive Director and Ian is in a small Rock band made up of him and his best friends.

 

As we're beginning to get financially stable, Ian and I are talking about getting married. One evening, he takes me back to where our first date was, gets down on one knee, and proposes. Excited and not expecting a proposal at all, I say yes, but smile and admit that I have news to share with him -- I'm pregnant!

 

We decide to quickly plan a small, intimate wedding (lilac and orange themed), skipping a honeymoon afterward, with just close friends and family, so that we can get married before the baby comes along and chaos ensues. 

 

​Only a month after our wedding, I give birth to our daughter, ​Juliet Bree Bicchieri​.

 

​----

 

Two years later, my husband and I are enjoying our nice little family with our daughter, who is now two years old, when I feel nauseous. Thinking it's just the flu, I don't decide to go to see a doctor until I start feeling extremely nauseous for more than a few days. At the doctor's office, they have me take a pregnancy test, and as I'd begun to suspect, I found out that I am pregnant with my second child.

 

Ironically, my husband had had a doctor's appointment to check his blood pressure among other routine things, so when we met up at the house I'd bought shortly after the baby was born that evening, we both had stories to share. I tell him I'm pregnant, and he's overjoyed. Even our little daughter starts clapping, sensing the excitement. Then my husband gets a pained look on his face and tells me his own news - he has lung cancer from all the secondhand smoke he took in as a child (both of his parents smoked, but he doesn't). 

 

I spend the next few days crying, but my husband promises he'll fight with all his might. Soon I give birth to a healthy baby boy, ​Elliot Ian Bicchierri​, just after our daughter's 3rd birthday.

 

​----

 

It's been three bumpy years. Our oldest child is now six years old and in first grade, and our youngest is now three years old. Laurel is artistic and imaginative, while Eli is sweet and low-maintenance.

 

At this point, I try not to think about it, but my husband's cancer is getting worse. It gets to the point where he has to stay in the hospital nearly full-time. The kids miss their daddy whenever they aren't visiting him there. One day, the doctor gives me a call and asks me to come in, recommending I bring the kids, because things are going downhill fast. 

 

The goodbye is painful as the heart monitor machine slows to a stop. The kids and I are devastated, but I keep it together and refuse to slip into a depression for their sake. 

 

Only a few days after my husband's funeral, I start to feel sick again. It's like it was before my second child was born, but I'm wondering if the loss of my husband is making me feel that way. I take a pregnancy test just to be safe, and, shockingly, it comes back positive. I'm filled with mixed emotions, because I love my kids dearly and had been hoping to have more before my husband got sick, but the fact that he wasn't going to be able to see his child's birth was almost too much to bear. 

 

Regardless, the new baby comes when my oldest child is seven years old and my youngest is four. 

 

I give birth to a baby girl, Sophia Ever Bicchieri​.

 

 

​​The Bicchieri Family

 

​DW: Laurel Jade Bicchierri {32}

​DH: Ian Gregory Bicchieri {30} [deceased]

 

​DD: Juliet Bree Bicchieri {7}

​DS: Elliot Ian Bicchieri {4}

​DD: Sophia Ever Bicchieri {nb}

 

​Laurel and Ian with;

 

​Juliet​, Eli ​& Sophia.

[Laugh-Dream-Love]

Me: Annabelle 'Elle' Joan Pendleton Bolton {29}

 

My daughter: Willa Valerie Bolton {7}

My son: George Barnaby Bolton {4}

My daughter: Clara Mercy Bolton {0}

 

Elle Bolton with Willa, George, and Clara

 

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Elle is a banker.

Isaac Barnaby Bolton was the father of Willa, George, and Clara. He passed away following a long battle with lung cancer.

Willa is very artistic and imaginative, just like her father.

George is a bit whiny and needy.

[MalloryMae]

Adele Bryn {nee Everardo} Berkeley [31] (Majored in Psychology, now Child Psychologist)
Oscar Josiah Berkeley [dec.] (Majored in Business, was Project Manager) *Battled Lung Cancer*

Son: Ethan Gabriel Berkeley [6] (Shy and Sweet)
Son: Elliot Josiah Berkeley [3] (Idolizes Ethan)
Son: Elijah Sage Berkeley

[Marvelous_Things]

It's been three bumpy years. Your oldest child is now six years old and in first grade, and your youngest is now three years old. The rough three years have affected their temperaments somewhat. Tristan is smart, but can be a bit of a troublemaker, and often acts out because of his father's illness. Catherine is the opposite, and is a well-behaved child, but can be very needy and clingy.

 

At this point, though Leila tries not to think about it, but Isaac's cancer is getting worse. It gets to the point where he has to stay in the hospital nearly full-time. The kids miss their daddy whenever they aren't visiting him there. One day, the doctor gives you a call and asks you to come in, recommending you bring the kids, because things are going downhill fast. 

 

The goodbye is painful as the heart monitor machine slows to a stop. Leila and the kids are devastated, but you keep it together and refuse to slip into a depression for their sake. 

 

Only a few days after Isaac's funeral, Leila starts to feel sick again. It's like it was before her second child was born, but she wonders if the loss of her husband is making her feel that way. Leila takes a pregnancy test just to be safe, and, shockingly, it comes back positive. She's filled with mixed emotions, because she loves her kids dearly and had been hoping to have more before Isaac got sick, but the fact that he wasn't going to be able to see his child's birth was almost too much to bear. 

 

Regardless, the new baby comes when Tristan is seven years old and Catherine is four. Leila gives birth to another baby girl, who she names Lydia Hope Harker.

 

 

The Harker Family

 

DW: Leila Anne Harker (nee Fitzgerald) [31]

Counselor 

DH: Isaac Gideon Harker [deceased]

Author 

 

DS: Tristan Ezekiel Harker [7]

DD: Catherine Isla Harker [4]

DD: Lydia Hope Harker [nb]

[Kristi18]

HER: Lily Rae Hayes (nee Abbott) (32)

*Art Studies

*Art Teacher

 

DS: Dylan Garrett Hayes (7)

*Artistic and Imaginative

DD: Charlotte Alexandra Hayes (4)

*Sweet and Low Maintenance

DD: Ella Mercy Hayes (NB)

 

*First date to a mall because Alex needs a present for his sister and wants Lily's input. 

*Wedding colors were teal and white.

 

HIM: Alexander Gideon Hayes (deceased at age 32)

*Aerospace Engineering

*NASA Rocket Development

 

Lily Hayes

Dylan, Charlotte and Ella

HIM: Alexander Gideon Hayes (32)

*Aerospace Engineering

*NASA Rocket Development