LJ Herman is a former editor at Love What Matters and lives in Colorado. LJ is a concert, ticket and technology enthusiast. He has seen the Dave Mathews Band over one hundred times and counting.
‘They said he has no friends and that no one likes him. I have a 13-year-old son with autism. He went to summer camp and was bullied.’
“They called him names said he was dumb. They stole money and a wrist band that allowed him to play paint ball.”
‘She said, ‘Just get me whatever’. I rattled off a few dishes and she just kept saying, ‘I don’t care just get me anything.’’
“I needed a plan to get me out of this one. So, when I arrived I called her being all cute and started reading the entire menu. I know right…”
‘I told her how horrible I was, how angry I was. She told me, ‘You’re not angry. You’re scared.’’
“I remember hearing a mom saying how patient motherhood had made her. How her life slowed down and she was calmer. I wondered… why wasn’t I calm? I wasn’t calm as a mother. Actually, if I’m being honest, motherhood made me angry.”
Dear Parents: Make Sure Your Child’s Car Seat Chest Clip Is High Enough
“At 2:30 my phone rang, my husband’s panicked voice came through the line, ‘Honey, we had a car wreck.”
How My Gay Son Made Me Rethink My Conservative Faith
“When Parker came out, I had to re-examine everything I believed.”
I Adopted A 33-Pound Cat
“Let’s hope he will be soon able to climb these stairs with no problem!”
It’s Time To Stop Shaming Struggling Families For Using Food Stamps
“With her nice LV purse, iPhone X in hand, big rocks on her fingers and wrists, nice shoes (you get the picture), she said loudly enough for everyone in line to hear, ‘Of course she’s paying with food stamps.’”
My Grief Will Never Be ‘Too Much’
“Imagine someone coming along and telling you how you are just ‘too much’ into grief, missing your mom just a little ‘too much.’ I mean, it’s been 7 years; you should be used to it by now.”
‘They had the happiest relationship until recently when she randomly asked to go to therapy.’: Woman recounts friends relationship struggles
“Things were not working out and I could see that Steven was hurt because he loved Monica so much, she does everything for him, caters to his every need and he appreciates it, but he fears she doesn’t know it.”
Dear Kind Stranger: Thank You For Soothing A Distraught Stranger On My Flight When Others Judged Her Instead
“As she got closer, I heard passengers comment things like Meth Head, Drug Addict, and Tweeker. Her hands shook along with constant head movement. I could see she was visibly upset, confused and appeared frightened.”