“Because most girls have felt unsafe with someone they thought they could trust. Because most girls have found themselves in a dangerous situation before they even realized it. Because most girls can look back at a time or two, or more, when they could’ve easily fallen victim to a narcissist who is a ticking time bomb.”
Edited By Sophia San Filippo“As I watched my newborn having a seizure, my empty womb could feel those movements. I knew in my gut she’d had them before, inside of me, the place she was supposed to be safe.”
Edited By Devon Ledbetter“I thought they were just two immature high school kids who got knocked up. The moment he reacted to the words, ‘I think you’re my birth father,’ I knew I was wrong.”
Edited By Peter Lim
“I was promised my boyfriend would be there for me. Because of my circumstances, my party life had stopped. Meanwhile, his kept going. My relationship with my child’s father was slowly crumbling.”
Edited By Devon Ledbetter
“You live each moment and emotion to its fullest. When you’re happy, you radiate joy. And when you’re sad, you’re not afraid to cry and let out your emotions.”
Edited By Devon Ledbetter
“People who once called me ‘hero’ are now telling me I’m a liar. That my firsthand stories can’t be true. And I weep. For my coworkers who can hardly bare another day. For my family I fear I can’t protect. For the pregnant mamas who will never know their babies. For the husband who will never get to see his kids graduate.”
Edited By Sophia San Filippo
“I was about to say, ‘No, I don’t,’ out of habit, but stopped myself. The thought of my daughters one day shrinking themselves made me cringe.”
Edited By Sophia San Filippo
“It’s loving your children more than life itself and wanting to give them the world. It’s knowing you’ve only got one shot at motherhood before they’re grown up and gone.”
Edited By Devon Ledbetter
“I’m missing my children, while loving the teens who stand taller next to me. As I watch their independent world unfold before me, I will learn to cherish the moments, and with great pride whisper, ‘I am blessed.'”
Edited By Sophia San Filippo