“‘You need to get an abortion. You’re only 19, just think about your body. It’ll be ruined forever…and so will your life.’ There I went, across the world, to a Third World Country where I didn’t speak the language or know the customs… to start a new life, baby in tow. We were young, naïve, and so in love.”
Edited By Sophia San Filippo
“What started off as my son gleefully trying on a pair of oversized Nike slides sitting by the poolside edge turned into the beginning of a schoolyard fight.”
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“I’m not going to look at this stomach and wish it was flatter. I’m not going to look at these stretch marks and wish I could erase them. I’m not going to look at this butt and wish it was rounder.”
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“I blamed myself, work, stress, my body, my doctor. I held onto that anger to get me through the grief. I was left questioning everything. I said, ‘We’re really doing this.’”
Edited By Emily Richey
“I told myself, ‘You are BUILT for this.’ My body was going to heal. I’d been through so much I’d be d*mned if THIS is what took me out.”
Edited By Becky Balfe
“We wanted to adopt siblings from the beginning. After many disappointments, I applied for two brothers I saw in a flyer. Months later, while shopping with my mom in Meijer, my caseworker called. ‘Would you like to learn more?’ I had two options: recover or die.”
Edited By Sophia San Filippo