Emily Richey is a graduate of Pace University NYC. She has written and edited for multiple online platforms, including Love What Matters. She spends her free time petting stray cats.
I’m Married And Have No Desire To Raise Kids
“You’ve only got one life, so live it the way you want to.”
‘She’s 4 months old, weighing in at a whopping 5 pounds.’ She was all alone in the NICU. I said YES.’: Single mom adopts 3 girls from foster care, ‘We needed each other’
“I fumbled for about 20 minutes with a car seat. I remember thinking, ’I can’t even get them in these darn seats!’ But I had said YES. I was doing this.”
‘Please be able to talk to me one day.’: Mom to son with autism says ‘he is truly perfect’
“I was drowning in the most overwhelming grief I had ever felt. The denial was VERY real.”
‘Can you remove this freckle? I think it’s ugly!’ He examined the skin of my cold, nervous body. I felt like life was playing a joke on me.’: Melanoma survivor shares cancer journey
“My heart was racing. ‘Please tell me I don’t have cancer!’ I cried and punched the steering wheel. My whole world came to a screeching halt.”
‘I waddled into every appointment alone. There was no babymoon, no one fawning over my pregnant belly.’: First-time mom gives birth during pandemic, learns ‘what resilience looks like’
“I couldn’t go shopping for baby clothes or nursery furniture. I went through this alone. Then the silver lining of this crazy pandemic showed itself.”
‘Just to put it out there, I have two kids and I’m going through a divorce.’ Nothing could’ve made me run away faster.’: Woman shares the ‘ebb and flow’ of being a stepmom, ‘I CHOOSE to love these kids’
“The messy divorce swallowed up our new relationship. ‘Lex, my mom said I can’t call you mom.’ It took months of walking on eggshells.”
‘Your baby has a significant limb discrepancy.’ I wanted to hide my pregnancy. I didn’t talk about the baby.’: Mom shares journey with ‘suffocating’ postpartum depression
“After the news, I withdrew. I felt trapped, suffocated by own body, my own thoughts. These were NOT the feelings I imagined having as a mother.”
5 Things Your Teen With ADHD Wants You To Know
“Parents and teens are struggling together. Teens just have a harder time expressing it.”
‘I asked him to drive me to the ER. ‘I’m scared of my thoughts.’ He said, ‘Drive yourself if it’s that bad.’ I knew it was over.’: Woman leaves abusive relationship, discovers self love, ‘You’re worth fighting for’
“My long nights on the couch googling ‘how to know if your marriage is over’ were about to come to a close. I knew it was over.”
‘I was ready to say, ‘Forget this.’ We wanted a bond that didn’t feel like two separate families.’: Mom shares journey blending families, ‘We may bend but we never break’
“After my divorce, I wasn’t interested in dating anyone, and definitely not someone with children. God had his own plan.”