“In an instant, my whole world came crashing down. I knew I needed to call my mom. I had no idea how to break the news to her though. That’s a parent’s worst nightmare.”
By Eliza Murphy -
“He came into the bedroom to wake me up, just as he had done every day of our relationship. Only today was different. My entire life had been flipped upside down in an instant, and no matter how hard I tried to get it back, it was gone.”
By Eliza Murphy -
“I realized it was a sound we hadn’t heard for a very long time. For a moment, our world was normal.”
By Eliza Murphy -
“You have unannounced visits where they look in your cupboards and question your mountain of laundry. They are quick to judge the dishes in your sink and the fact you forgot to lock up the medicine. I’m under scrutiny.”
By Eliza Murphy -
“She came into the world weighing 4lbs. 5 years later, she is still extremely petite. I need anyone reading this to react with the appropriate amount of horror when absorbing the following sentence…”
By LJ Herman -
“I’m pretty sure if I didn’t use up all 47 seconds of my childrens’ attention spans for photos, I would rest my head on whatever pillows they didn’t steal from my bed each night wondering if I’m doing anything right. But instead, I lay down and open up a camera reel that reminds me that today, there were smiles.”
By LJ Herman -
“The fear of losing one of my children at a park, or the zoo, or even the grocery store, has paralyzed me. The fear of someone taking one of them is so overwhelming, it is often easier and safer to just stay at home.”
By Eliza Murphy -
“The final straw came on my birthday. My best friend told me my husband had tried to sleep with her while he was drunk. I was in a daze for months.”
By Eliza Murphy -
“I asked what the customer name was, thinking she was paying for a specific person. She then started to tear up.”
By LJ Herman -
