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.
Dear Public, Please Stop Shaming Parents With Crying Toddlers
“What you are witnessing is not bad parenting.”
‘I heard her cries.’: Teacher enraged over shooting drill, ‘I want to teach, I didn’t sign up for this’
“The single mom teacher has to decide if she leaves her kid an orphan, or opens the door for her other kid screaming for help.”
‘He would do anything for you’: Man hailed as HERO for taking a fatal bullet for a woman who was a complete stranger
The small town of Trumann, Arkansas, is calling him their hometown hero.
13 Truck Drivers Line Michigan Freeway To Save Man Contemplating Suicide
The Michigan State Police came up with the clever solution to shorten the fall for the man who was threatening suicide.
I found out my whole world was about to get turned upside-down. Just like that.
“Suddenly, I realize I’m loving you to leave.”
7 Ways To Support Your Teen Battling Mental Illness
If they could tell you how to help them, this is what they would say.
Kindergarten Students With These 2 Skills Are Twice As Likely To Obtain A College Degree
They have nothing to do with reading or writing.
‘He was born without an esophagus, and couldn’t eat. To be honest, we were scared of hurting him.’ Couple’s adoption of 2-year-old with special needs they ‘never doubted’ was ‘their son’
“I forwarded his profile to my husband. Maybe he’d give a firm ‘no’ and we could move on with our lives. But that night at dinner, he DIDN’T give a firm no. In fact, neither of us could come up with a reason why we SHOULDN’T. We didn’t have any medical records. We were scared. But I couldn’t get this little boy off my mind.”
Please Stop Judging Working Moms For Needing Accommodations
“You know the new mom at work? (Insert eye roll.) The one that is leaving early because day care has called… again. The mom that only talks about her kids in the lunch room. That mom who is forever taking days off. And the one that has a shorter working week and gets an extra day off? Don’t judge.”
As A Dad, I’ve Never Known Exhaustion In The Same Way A Mom Does
“I came home to a gourmet cooked meal, clean house, and somehow a load of washing had been done, folded, and put away! Like my wife somehow has 4 extra hours in the day the rest of us mere mortals don’t get.”